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Show 1 16 LETTER FROM SIR GEORGE GREY. [Feb. 24, Cervi of New World. a. CERVUS 1. canadensis, ex Amer. bor. b. CARIACUS 2. virginianus, ex Am. bor. orient. 3. leucurus, ex Amer. bor. centr. 4. mexicanus, ex Mexico et Guatemala. 5. macrotis, ex Am. bor. centr. 6. columbianus, ex Am. bor. Occident. 7. gymnotis, ex Venezuela. 8. savannarum, ex Guiana. c. BLASTOCERUS 9. paludosus, ex Brasil. et Paraguay. 10. campestris, ex Brasil. et Paraguay-d. FURCIFER 11. antisiensis, ex Andibus Boliv. et Peruv. 12. chilensis, ex And. Peruv. e. COASSUS 13. nemorivagus, ex Guiana. 14. rufus, ex Brasil. 15. rufinus, ex Venezuela et Nov. Granada. 16. toltecus, ex Mexico. f. PUDU 17. pudu, ex Chilia. The Secretary read the following letter, which had been addressed to him by Sir George Grey, K.C.B., F.Z.S., in reference to Prof. Owen's communication of a letter from Dr. Haast read at the Meeting on January 27th* :- " I am much obliged to you for calling m y attention to Dr. Haast's statements. I see that he has found some kitchen-middens on the banks of the Rakaia river in the Middle Island of New Zealand, which contained bones of the Moa, the Native Dog, the Seal, the Whale, and also of Sea-Gulls. "These bones were found in cooking-places or ovens built like those of the Maories, and are now covered by from six to eight inches of silt and vegetable soil. " I have often found Moa-bones under similar circumstances, sometimes covered by a greater depth of soil; but I have regarded the ovens as of comparatively recent construction. These ovens are Polynesian cooking-places ; the Australian and several other savage races cook their food in quite a different way. "Along with Moa-bones I have several times found bones of the * See antea, p. 53. |