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Show 44 MR. R. LYDEKKER ON THE [Jan. 19, brownish grey. The under-parts were light-coloured ; and there was a distinct white spot on the hind leg below the hock. Compared with the type of C. hortulorum, the buck differs by the greater amount of black and white on tbe buttocks; but as it is identical in other respects, while the Woburn does are in all respects similar to the one in the British Museum, there appears no doubt as to their specific identity. It was, of course, impossible to determine the height of these Deer, but it was decidedly greater than that of a Fallow Deer, and probably about 3 ft. 4 in. Indeed, the Pekin Deer appeared to be taller than any of the Woburn Sicines ; but whether they are superior in this respect to the type of C. sica manchurlcus I am not certain, as there do not seem to be any Deer at Woburn precisely resembling the latter in stature. Be this as it may, C. hortulorum appears to be a more "leggy" animal than any of the varieties of sica. Its bright colour, its numerous spots at all seasons, the leaden-blue colour of the base of the neck and face of the bucks, the light under-parts, and its large size serve amply to distinguish this well-marked species from all its kindred. As habits are sometimes an important aid in the discrimination of species, it may be well to mention that the three Pekin Deer at Woburn never associate with the Sicas, but keep more or less to themselves. It may be added that by Christmas the buck at Woburn had developed a very shaggy coat, on which some of the spots are rather less brilliant than they were in autumn, and that the under-parts had turned dark grey. The Society is indebted to the Duke of Bedford for the loan of the sketches from which the accompanying Plate (Plate I.) is copied. 3. Mandarin Deer.-CERVUS MANDARINUS. Cervus mandarlnus, A. Milne-Edwards,Recherches M a m m . p. 184, pis. xxii., xxii. a. (1871) l; Brooke, P. Z. S. 1878, p. 968. ? Cervus axis, Swinhoe, P. Z. S. 1864, p. 169. Hab. Central China (? Hankow). In his description of this Deer, Prof. Milne-Edwards remarks that it is distinguished from C. manchurlcus by the more profuse spotting of the summer coat, and the retention of a large, although somewhat smaller, number of distinct spots in the winter dress on the body-the ground-colour of the latter being dark chestnut-brown, and the neck and under-parts also brown; while there is a very thick frill of long hairs on the throat. It is also mentioned that the colour of the summer coat is much brighter than in manchurlcus. These observations are fully borne out by the two plates accompanying the memoir, which illustrate the type specimen at both seasons. From these it appears that the tail is 1 The date on the titlepage of the volume is 1868-74, but Prof Milne- Edwards has communicated to m e the date of the part containing the description of this species. ° |