Longest basal tine, 12 inches; the
medians, 8 inches.

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An allied stag, _Cervus maral_, is found in Circassia and Persia.
Sir Victor Brooke mentions a pair kept for some years in one of his
parks, which never interbred with the red deer, and kept apart from
them. "The old stag _maral_, though considerably larger in size,
lived in great fear of the red deer stag." Another very fine species,
_Cervus Eustephanus_, was discovered by Mr. W. Blanford inhabiting
the Thian Shan mountains. As yet it is only known from its antlers,
which are of great size, and in their flattened crowns closely
resemble Wapiti horns.

TRAGULIDAE--THE CHEVROTIANS OR DEERLETS.

Animals of small size and delicate graceful form, which are separated
from the deer and oxen by certain peculiarities which approximate
them to the swine in their feet. They are, however, ruminants, having
the complex stomach, composed of paunch, honeycomb-bag and reed, the
manyplies being almost rudimentary; but in the true ruminants the
two centre metacarpals are fused into a single bone, whilst the outer
ones are rudimentary. In the pig all the metacarpal bones are
distinct, and the African Tragulus closely resembles it. The Asiatic
ones have the two centre bones fused, but the inner and outer ones
are entire and distinct as in the swine. The legs are, however,
remarkably delicate, and so slight as to be not much thicker than
an ordinary lead pencil. The males have pendant tusks, like those
of the musk and rib-faced deer.

_GENUS TRAGULUS_.

Has the hinder part of metatarsus bald and callous.

NO. 478. TRAGULUS NAPU.
_The Javan Deerlet_.

NATIVE NAME.--_Napu_.

HABITAT.--Tenasserim and the Malay countries.

[Illustration: _Tragulus napu_.]

DESCRIPTION.--Above rusty brown, with three whitish stripes;
under-parts white, tail tipped with white, muzzle black.

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_Tragulus kauchil_ is another Malayan species yet smaller than the
preceding; it may be found in Tenasserim. It is darker in colour than
the last, especially along the back, with a broad black band across
the chest.

_GENUS MEMINNA_.

Hinder edge of metatarsus covered with hair.

NO. 479. MEMINNA INDICA.
_Indian Mouse Deer_.

NATIVE NAMES.--_Pisuri_, _Pisora_, _Pisai_, Hindi and Mahratti;
_Mugi_ in Central India; _Turi-maoo_, Gondi; _Jitri-haran_,
Bengali; _Gandwa_, Ooria; _Yar_ of the Koles; _Wal-mooh