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Show 1878.] CLASSIFICATION O F T H E CERVID^,. 905 Eng. inches. Metre. Length of metacarpal cannon 61 0*155 Length of femur 9*7 0*245 Length of tibia 10*5 0*265 Length of metatarsal cannon 7 0*178 (RUCERVUS, subgen.) 1838. Bucervus (subgen.), Hodgs. Ann. Nat. Hist. vol. i. p. 154 ; J. As. Soc. Beng. vol. x. pt. ii. p. 914 (1841). Antlers on short stout pedestals. Brow-antlers (fig. 4, a) very powerful, projecting forwards at a right angle from the beam, sometimes forked, and frequently developing rudimentary tines from their upper surface. Beam curving boldly forwards along the upper half of its length, and bifurcating into two'upper tines, which in their relative dimensions present specific differential characters. Skull narrower in proportion to its length, in other respects resembling that of Busa : the bullae are moderately inflated, and the upper and under molars have small supplementary columns. Tail short. Neck maned. Stature large. Young spotted. Distribution. Indian region. Fig. 4. Cervus (Bucervus) duvauceli. 13. CERVUS DUVAUCELI. 1835-37. Cervus duvaucelii, Cuv. Oss. foss. (ed. 4) torn. vi. p. 89, pl. 201. figs. 6-8. 1871. , Sclat. Trans. Zool. Soc. vol. vii. p. 346, pl. 36. Hab. Nepal; Assam; Denwa valley, Mahadeo hills, Central India (Forsyth). 14. CERVUS SCHOMBURGKI. 1863. Bucervus schomburgki, Blyth, P. Z. S. 1863, p. 155, fig. 1867. , Blyth, P. Z. S. 1867, p. 835, figs. 6-12. 1876. Cervus schomburgki, Brooke, P. Z. S. 1876, p. 304, figs. 1, 2 : Scl. P. Z.S. 1877, p. 682. Hab. Siam. Types, Brit. Mus. |