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ZOOLOGY. 



One specimen of this beautiful animal was found in Spring Valley, 

 Nevada. Hundreds of them were seen on the Colorado plateau, especially 

 around Bill Williams' Mountain. 



Very common on plains to westward of Sink of the Sevicr. Common 

 on plains west of Missouri. Visits the mountains near South Park, Colorado, 

 to herd, in June and July (fide Rothrock). 



Specimens. 



FAM. OERVIDAE. 



Genus CERVUS, L. 

 CEKVUS CANADENSIS, Erxl. 

 Wapiti or American Elk. 



Ccrfdc Canada. PERRAULT, Mum. Acacl. Hoy. Sci., iii, 05, pi. 45 (prior to 1700). 



Ilcrt van Kanada, HOUTT., Nat. Hist., iii, 83, pi. 22, f. 1 (subsequent to 17(51). 



llirschvon Canada, MULL., Natursyst., i, 1773, 393, pi. 21, f. 1 (ex Iloutt.) 



Ccrvus canadensis, BRISS., Quad., 1756, 88. 



Cervux daphus ?, canadensis, ERXL., Syst, 1777, 305. BODD., Elencli. Auim., 1784, 135. 



Ccrvus canadensis, SCHREB.. Siiug., v, " 1835," 990, pi. 246 A. DESMAK., Maiinh., ii, 



1822, 433. HAUL., Fn. Aiuer., 1825, 236. GODM., Am. Nat. Hist., ii, 1831, 



294, pi. .MAXIM., Keise, ii, 1839, 24, 84. GRAY, P. Z. S., 1850, 226. 



PUCH., Archiv. du Mus., vi, 1852, 380. GIEBEL, Siiug., 1855, 348. BAIRD, 



Main. N. A., 1857, 838, figs. 9. 10. 



Cerviw (Elaphuti] canadensis, GRIFF., An. Kingd., v, 1827, 308. 

 Elaphm canadensis, DEKAY, N. Y. Zool., i, 1842, 118, pi. 18, f. 2. Aun. & BACH., Q. 



N. A., ii, 1851, 84, pi. 62. BAIRD, Agric. Hep. U. S. Patent Office for 1851, 



1852, 110. 

 Ccrvus strongloccros, HCHREB., Siiug., v, "1836," pi. 247, F, G. RICH., Fu. Bor. Am., i, 



1829, 251; Zool. Beechey's Voy., 1830, 10. SlJNDEV-, Kong. Yet. Ak. 



Ilandl., 1844; Arct. Scand. Beit., ii, 1850, 131. 

 Ccrvus icapiti, BARTON, Am. Philos. Trans., vi, 1809, 70 ; Mod. & Pbys. Journ., iii, 36. 



LEACH, Journ. Phys., Ixxxv, 1817, 07. 

 Ccrvus major, OliD, Guthrie's Geog., 2d Am. ed., ii. 1815, 292, 306; Journ. Phys., 



Ixxxvii, 1818, 150. DESM., Mamm., ii, 1S22, 432. 

 1 Ccrvus occidentaUs, II. SMITH, drill'. An. King., iv, isi'7, Mil ; v , IS27. 308 (c|in.t< > 



Cervus auritus, WARDEN, and /!//< I)m\ LK UAVK). 



