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Show 1878.] CLASSIFICATION OF THE CERVIDAE. 913 from that of the Red Deer in the same season. In the former it is a loud squeal ending in a more guttural tone ; in the latter it is a distinct roar resembling that of a Panther. The voice of the Wapiti resembles that of the Cervus cashmeerianus. The second brow-antler (fig. 8, a) in Cervus cashmeerianus, with very rare exceptions, exceeds the brow-antler (fig. 8, a) in length, a peculiarity by which the antlers of this species may be distinguished from those of its allies. 30. CERVUS AFFINIS. 1835. Cervus affinis, Hodgs. Journ. As. Soc. Beng. vol. iv. p. 648, pl. 53. fig. 5. 1871- , Sclat. Trans. Z. S. vol. vii. p. 343. Cervus wallichii, Cuv. Oss. foss. (ed. 4) torn. vi. p. 88 ; and F. Cuv. Hist. Nat. M a m m . pl. 356. Hab. Choombi valley (Eastern Himalayas). Should Cervus wallichii, Cuv., prove to be specifically identical with Cervus affinis, Hodgs., the former name, having priority, must stand. The antlers of the type of Cuvier's original description are, I believe, still preserved in the Museum of the Asiatic Society of Calcutta ; F. Cuvier's plate shows them to be of decidedly abnormal growth. 31. CERVUS CANADENSIS. 1777. Cervus canadensis, Erxl. Syst. Regn. An. p. 305. 1857- Cervus canadensis, Baird, N. Am. Mamm. p. 638. Bange. Alleghany regions of Pennsylvania and Virginia, Northern Wisconsin ?, Minnesota, Dakota, Nebraska, Washington, Oregon, and California ; 57° N . is its northern limit (Baird). (DAMA, subgen.) 1827- Dama (subgen.), H a m . Sm., Griff. An. Kingd. vol. v. p. 306. Antlers about twice the length of the head, palmated, the tines on the upper half of the antler rising from their posterior surface (figs. 9 and 10). Skull resembling that of Cervus, but more depressed, broader proportionally, and the orbits more prominent. Auditory bullae subglobular ; no upper canines ; rhinarium as in Cervus. Tail moderate. Prepuce furnished with a tuft of long hair. Both sexes spotted in summer, unspotted in winter. Black markings on the rump and tail as in Pseudaxis. Stature medium. Young spotted. Distribution. South-western Palaearctic region. 32. CERVUS DAMA. 1766. Cervus dama, Linn. Syst. Nat. (ed. 12) i. p. 93. 1843. Dama vulgaris, Gray, Spec. M a m m . Brit. Mus. p. 181. 1874. Cervus dama, Jeitt. Zool. Gart. 1874, p. 288, (translated by Sclater) Nature, vol. ii. p. 71 ; vide also Boyd Dawkins, torn. cit. pp. 112, 210, 226, and Brooke, torn. cit. p. 210, figures. Bange. Greece, Spain, Anatolia, island of Rhodes, Sardinia, N . Palestine ; frontier of Tunis in Algeria ? (fide Loche). |
