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wild sheep, which, according to Middeudorf ("SibirischeReise," p. 116), 

 occurs in the coast-mountain chain of the Sea of Ochotsk, and might 

 therefore be naturally supposed to inhabit also the ranges of Amoor- 

 land. 



50. Ovis aries. — In domesticity. 



5 1 . Antilope crispa. — A pair of horns, obtained from the natives on 

 the Lower Amoor, seem to belong to this Japanese species, which is said 

 to occur in the coast- chain of Amoorland. 



52. Bos taurus. — In domesticity. 



53. Ifoschus moschiferus. — The Musk-deer is found in the mountain- 

 ous regions of Amoorland, and occurs also in Sachalin. 



54. Cervus capreolus. — Dr. von Schrenck agrees with Middendorf, 

 after comparing examples of the Roe from Siberia and Amoorland with 

 those of Europe, in considering Pallas' Cervus pygargus as merely a 

 variety inseparable specifically from the European C. capreolus. 



55. Cervus tarandus. — The Rein-deer occurs wild in the northern 

 parts of Amoorland, and commonly in Sachalin, and is also a domestic 

 animal among the nomadic Tungusians. 



56. Cervus elaphus. — The Red deer of Amoorland is rather larger in 

 size than the European, and of brighter and gayer colouring in summer 

 and in winter. As is the case with the Roe deer, it does not appear to 

 extend into the island of Sachalin. 



57. Cervus aloes. — The Elk is most common on the Lower Amoor, 

 resorting to the dense marshy thickets. It likewise does not seem to 

 occur in Sachalin. 



58. Equus caballus. ") T -, , • ., 

 cn -J- ■ > In domesticity. 



59. Jiquus asmus. J J 



60. Trichecus rosmwrus. — The teeth of the Walrus, received from 

 the north, are an article of commerce among the natives. 



61. Phoca nummularis. — This Japanese seal is common on the coast, 

 and ascends the mouths of the Amoor. 



62. Phoca barbata, Mull. 



63. Phoca ochotensis (Pallas). — These two seals are also found on 

 the coast. The little P. ochotensis very seldom enters the mouths of 

 the river. 



64. Phoca equestris, Pall. — A skin of this scarce seal was also ob- 

 tained in the Gulf of Tartary ; and full details concerning this little - 

 known animal are furnished from four examples, obtained by Herr 

 Wosnessenski on the eastern coast of Kamschatka. 



65. Otaria ursina. — Pieces of the skin of this animal were often 

 seen in the hands of the natives. It occurs" onthe coasts of the southern 

 half of Sachalin, and on those of the seas of Ochotsk and Tartary. 



66. Lelphinapterus leucas (Pall.) — Ascends the Amoor regularly, 

 upon the breaking up of the ice, and penetrates to a distance of 400 

 wersts up the stream. 



67. Balceniptera longimana. 



68. Balcena australis, — These two cetaceans are probably those 

 which occur on the coast. 



