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Show 40 SIR V. BROOKE ON THE GENUS CERVULUS. [Jail. 6y are always connected with particular areas, and are doubtless the result of conditions sufficiently unfavourable to prevent the species reaching the full luxuriance of growth and beauty of which it is capable, though not sufficiently rigorous to prevent its existence. CERVULUS SCLATERI. (Plate VIII.) 1873. Cervulus sclateri, Swinhoe, P. Z. S. p. 813. c? adult. The entire forehead, occiput, and outside of ear-conchs yellow. The intensity of the yellow varies in different specimens, but is always sufficiently strong to form a very conspicuous character in the appearance of the males of this species. A line running up the inside of the horn-pedestals, starting from the frontal glands, jet-black, this marking contrasting strongly with the yellow of the forehead. Cheeks, anterior of neck and throat, belly, and upper surface of tail foxy red. Chin, a line running down the anterior of the tibial portion of the hind limbs, and under surface of tail white. The rest of the body bluish brown speckled with red. Fig. 4. Skull of Cervulus sclateri. Skull. Depression in lachrymal for suborbital gland occupying nearly the entire bone. Nasals more prolonged backwards than in the other species. Parts anterior to the orbits also more prolonged and tapering gradually from the orbits to the praamaxillae. Height 19" at the shoulder. Hab. " Abounding in the hills to the back of Hangchow city " (Swinhoe). Mr. Swinhoe says, " the female of this species may easily be confounded with the female of C. reevesi ; but the brighter colour of the latter, and her pure white chin and throat will serve as distinguishing characters for the skin." He describes C. sclateri as more porcine in appearance than C. reevesi. I am astonished at this, as it is hard to imagine a Deer more pig-like, or, rather, more peccarylike in shape and gestures than C. reevesi. The form of the skulls of the two species would lead me to expect the more high-bred and refined appearance in the new species. |
