CAPREOLDS 



975 



Caprholus capreolus transsylvanicus Matschie. 



1907. Capreolus transsylvaninis Matschie, Das Wcidwerk in Wort und 

 Bild, svi, p. 224, March 15, 1907. 



Type locality. — Bana, Roumania. 



Geographical disfrihufion. — Eastern Europe, westward to the 

 Italian Alps. 



Diagnosis. — Pale throat patch sharply defined ; general colour 

 in winter pelage clear grizzled grey. 



Measurements. — For cranial measurements see Table, p. 984. 



Specimens examined. — Four, from Padola, Cadore, Italy (B.M. and 

 U.S.N.M.). 



BemarJcs. — In its decidedly grey colour this form differs 

 noticeably from true capreolus and agrees with the description 

 and figure of transsylvanicus. It is distinguishable from the 

 equally grey canus by the sharply defined white throat patch. 



2 9 Padola, Cadore, Venetian Alps. Turin Museum (e.) 9. 1. 18. 3-4. 



Capreolus capreolus canus Miller. 



1910. Capreolus capreolus canus Miller, Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist., 8th ser., 

 VI, p. 460, November, 1910. Type in British Museum. 



Type locality. — Quintanar de la Sierra, Burgos, Spain. 



Geographical distribution. — Iberian Peninsula. 



Diagnosis. — Like C. capreolus capreolus in respect to the 

 obscurely defined pale neck patch, but general colour in winter 

 pelage a coarsely grizzled grey without decided yellowish tinge. 



Measurements. — Type and a second adult male from the type 

 locality: head and body, 1220 and 970; hind foot, 305 and 

 330; hind foot including hoof, 355 and 370; ear, 120 and — . 

 For cranial measurements see Table, p. 983. 



Specimens examined. — Eight, all from Pinares de Quintanar de la 

 Sierra, Burgos, Spain (B.M. and U.S.N.M.). 



3 (5, 2 9. Pinares de Quintanar S. & N. Gonzalez (c). 8. 7. 7. 27-31. 

 de la Sierra, Burgos, (8. 7. 7. 28. T]jpe o\ subspecies.) 



Spain. 



Capreolus capreolus tiiotti Lonnberg. 



1910. Capreolus capreolus tliotti Lonnberg, Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist., 

 8th F.er., vi, p. 297, September, 1910. Type in British Museum. 



Type locality.— AvivliWj, Craig EUachie, Morayshire, Scot- 

 land*. 



Geograpjlrical distrihution. — Great Britain. 



* The locality of the type specimen was accidentally recorded as 

 Aberfeldy in the original description. — O. T. 



