Art. XIII.—Notes on Nova Scorian ZooLtocy.—By Harry 
PIERS. 
(Received Sept. 15th, 1890). 
The following notes were principally made during the past 
year. As they record either new or interesting facts in the 
zoology of our Province, I have thought that possibly they will 
prove useful to those who are engaged in investigating the 
fauna of this region. 
MAMMALS, 
VIRGINIAN DEER (Cariacus virginianus). In the middle of 
November, 1888, a Virginian Deer was shot by Mr. Fitch of 
Shubenacadie. The animal, which was a fine buck, was found 
among the sheep near that gentleman’s place. The head was 
sent to Mr. Andrew Downs of this city for preservation. Although 
this deer is met with in the adjacent Province of New Brunswick, 
yet there is no previous record of its capture in Nova Scotia. 
Dr, J. Bernard Gilpin, in his papers on the Mammalia of Nova 
Scotia (Trans. I. N.S., vol. IIL, p. 125), writes as follows: “Of 
animals not identified by myself, but sometimes to be found in 
the Province, I think the Virginian Deer (Cervus virginianus) 
will be found in the Cobequid hills, as I personally know they 
have been taken at Dorchester, N. B., near the boundary line.” 
We thus see that this opinion has been confirmed. Mr. J. B. 
Tyrrell, in his Catalogue of the Mammals of Canada,* gives its 
range as south-western New Brunswick, Central Quebec and 
Ontario. 
GREY SQIRREL (Sciurus carolinensis). On July 18th of this 
year (1890), a fine Grey Squirrel was brought to Mr. W. A. 
Purcell, taxidermist, of Halifax. It had been shot a day or two 
before at “the Gore,’ Hants County, N. S., by Mr. McDonald. 
The specimen was skinned and mounted, and is now in the 
possession of that gentleman. There were no indications that 
the animal had been kept in confinement, and Mr. McDonald 
* See Proceedings Canadian Institute, 3rd series, Vol. VI, (1887-88), p. 69. 
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