1907* Scharff. — On the relationship of the Irish Elk. 167 



The shape of the nasal bones and the shallowness of the 

 preorbital pits appear to me trivial characters as compared with 

 those previously alluded to. As regards the antlers, Prof. 

 L,6nnberg draws attention to the presence in the Giant Deer 

 and Reindeer of a flattened and palmated brow-tine. But as 

 he acknowledges, it is somewhat differently developed in these 

 two types. Among the numerous antlers of the Giant Deer 

 in the Dublin Museum, there are scarcely two alike, and even 

 the brow-tine presents a good deal of variation, being some- 

 times altogether absent. It appears to "have originated from 

 a dichotomy of a single straight tine with a subsequent filling 

 up with bony tissue of the angle between the branches. 



I think I have alluded to the most important points raised 

 by Prof. Lonnberg in his discussion as to the alleged affinity 

 between the Giant Deer and the Reindeer. In my opinion 

 the former is much more closely related to the Fallow Deer 

 than to the Reindeer, and Mr. L,ydekker and other recent 

 authorities appear to me justified in retaining it as a member 

 of the genus Cervus. 



Dublin Museum, 



IRISH PARASITIC FUNGI. 



BY J. ADAMS, M.A. 



Thf following species of Fungi do not seem to have been 

 previously chronicled as natives of Ireland. Two of them 

 are hitherto undescribed species. The month during which 

 reproductive organs were found and the locality are given in 

 each case. 



PHYCOMYCETES. 



Cystopus lepigoni, de By.— Conidial stage, May. On Spergularia 



nipeslris. Bray Head, Co. Wicklow. 

 Peronospora affinis, Rossmann. — Conidial and oospore stages, July. 



On Fumaria officinalis. Rush, Co. Dublin. 

 P. calotheca, de By. — Conidial stage, June. On Galium Aparim. R03 al 



Canal bank, Co. Dublin. 

 P. Schachtii, Fuck. — Conidial stage, June. On Beta maritima. Sutton, 



Co. Dublin. 



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