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Show 1878.] CLASSIFICATION OF THE CERVID.*. 921 7. CARIACUS GYMNOTIS. 1833. Cervus gymnotis, Wiegm. Isis von Oken, p. 965. Hab. New Granada. Type, 6* Mus. Berlin. This is, I think, a distinct species. The large drooping ears (naked externally), the very narrow head, and the remarkably slender, delicate form of the animal render it easily distinguishable from specimens of the allied species. 8. CARIACUS TOLTECUS. 1860. Cervus toltecus, Sauss. Rev. et Mag. Zool. (ser. 2) torn. xii. p. 247. Hab. Vera Cruz. M. Saussure gives 6*9 inches as the total length of the skull of his type specimen, which was a male of at least two years of age, as evidenced by his antlers, which are not those of the first year. If this measurement is correct, Cariacus toltecus is a very small species, one third smaller than C. mexicanus from the same locality. (/3) Antlers dichotomous. Lacrymal pit deep. 9. CARIACUS MACROTIS. 1823. Cervus macrotis, Say, Narr. Long's Exp. vol. ii. p. 88. 1857. , Baird, N.-Amer. M a m m . p. 656. 1873. , Walsingham, P.Z. S. 1873, p. 561. Bange. Oregon, Nebraska, Dakota west of the Missouri, Colorado, Kansas. -p^ 1 4 Cariacus (Cariacus) macrotis. 10. CARIACUS COLUMBIANUS. 1829. Cervus macrotis, var. /3. columbianus, Rich. Faun. Bor.-Am. p. 257. |