. The annals and magazine of natural history : zoology, botany, and geology. distance on each side of the middle line, the rest of thelower rim of the nostril being formed by hairy skin. The extremity oi i\\e penis (fig. 2, F) is slightly depressed,and the urethral canal is prolonged beyond the extremity asa pointed process which is a little longer than that of Ncemo-rheclus, but shorter than that of Badorcas descril)ed in the sketch published by Gerhardt in 1906 the processis at least as long as in Budorcas. Genus Capricornis, sumatraensis jamrachi, Poc. (p. 855).
. The annals and magazine of natural history : zoology, botany, and geology. distance on each side of the middle line, the rest of thelower rim of the nostril being formed by hairy skin. The extremity oi i\\e penis (fig. 2, F) is slightly depressed,and the urethral canal is prolonged beyond the extremity asa pointed process which is a little longer than that of Ncemo-rheclus, but shorter than that of Badorcas descril)ed in the sketch published by Gerhardt in 1906 the processis at least as long as in Budorcas. Genus Capricornis, sumatraensis jamrachi, Poc. (p. 855). In 1910 I gave a brief account of the superficial appearanceof the pedal and preoibital glands of an example of this * It appears tome to be probable that the postcornual sinusdescribed by Hodgson as present in Procapra picticaudata resembles instructure the postcornual gland of the female Rupicapra wheii it is in thestage of a crescentic groove. It is detectable in thenewh born young ofEupicapra in this condition. External Characters of Ruminant Artiodactyla. 133 Fig. A. Rhinarium of Rupicapra rupicapra from the front, X ^. B. The same from the side. C. The same of Namorhedus goral from the front, x 5. D. The same from the side. E. The eye and preorbital gland of Na^morhedns yoral, the gland in sec- tion showing the thickened integument overgrown with hairs,holding secretion at their bases. F. Extremity of penis oi Hiijjkapy-a rupicapra. G. The same of ISamorhedus The same of Budorcas taxicolor. I. Section of preorbital gland of Capricornis thar. K. Section of fore foot of the same, showing the large iuterdigital glandwith its small orifice. 134 Mr. K. T. Pocock oji some race, named C. thar jamracJii, wliich Avas then living in theSoeictys Gardens. The death of the animal in July 11)13enabled me to make a detailed examination of these glands. T\\t preurbitol yhind (fig. 2, 1) consists of a comparativelydeep, thick-walled, nearly spherical sack, the cavity of which
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