MAMMALIA. 187 
1. Auces Matcuis. The ELK or Moose. 
Dark brown. Legs yellower. 
Alces antiquorum, Riippell, Verz. Senck. Samml. 183, 1845. 
Cervus Alces, Linn. S. N. i. 92; Gmelin, S. N.i.175; Brisson, 
R. A. 93; Pallas, Zool. R. A. i. 201; Zimm. Geog. Gesch. i. 
127; Schreb. Saugth. 968. t. 246 a, b, c, d; Desm. N. Dict. 
H. N.v. 519; Mamm. 430; F. Cuvier, Dict. Sci. Nat. vu. 
461; Davelli, K. Sv. Vet. Handl. 1819, 207; Desmoul. D. Class. 
H. N. iii. 374; Fischer, Syn. Mam. 441. 613; Richardson, 
Fauna Bor. Amer. 232. 
Cervus Alces Alces, H. Smith, Griffith A. K.v. 771. 
Alces (Cervus) Alces, Sundevall, Pecora, 54. 
Alces Malchis, Ogilby, P. Z. S. 1836, 135. 
Alces palmatus, Gray, List Mamm. B. M. 182; Cat. Osteol. B. 
M. 70. 
Alces Europeus, J. Brookes, Mus. Cat. 61. 
Moose Deer, Dudley, Phil. Trans. n. 368.165; Dale, Phil. Trans. 
n. 444, 384. 
Moose or Elk, Catesby, Carol. App. 27. 
Elk, Laws. Carol. 123; Penn. Syn. 40. t.7; Quad. 1. 105, t2 17: 
Shaw, Mus. Lever. i. 33. t. 8; Gen. Fool, n..26]\ t. 1/4, 175; 
Knight, Mus. A. N. f. 585, 586, 605. 
Elan, Buffon, H. N. xii. 79. t. 7; Supp. vii. 318. t. 80; Potaaie 
Anim. i. 179. t. 25; Cuvier, R. A. 1. 254; Oss. Foss. iv. 64. 
Orignal, Lu. Houtan, Voy. 72; Charlev. Nowe. France, iii. 126; 
Dierville, Acad. 122; Allam, Buff. H. N. xv. 50. t. 2; Buffon, 
Supp. ui. 133 ; Fischer, Syn. 441. 613. 
American Black Elk(C. Alces 8.), Ham. Smith, Griffith A.K.v.771. 
Elch, Wangenheim, Neu. Schrift. Berl. Naturf. Fr.i. 1. t. 1. 
Loss, Russians in Siberia. 
Flat-horned Elk, Jeffers. Notes Virginia, 49. 
Cervus palmatus Alce, Klein, Quad. 577. t. 28 &. 
Alces, Cesar, Bell. Gall. vi. ec. 27; Gesner, Quad. i. fig. 2. fig. ; 
Jonston, Quad. 92. t. 30, 31. 
Alce, Plin. Hist. Nat. viii. ec. 15; Heinsit Dissert. de Alce, 1767. 
Hab. The Northern Regions of America and Europe. 
Female, adult. N. Europe. Presented by the Earl of Derby. 
Head, stuffed, with horns. Russia. Presented by Edward 
Cayley, Esq. 
OsTEOLOGY. 
Elan, Daub. Buff. H. N. xii. t. 8,9; Cuvier, Oss. Foss. iv. 64. 
t, 4,1. 22-29. t. 6. £, 8,625.1, 49, ith: 
Moose Deer, Dale, Phil. Trans. n. 444. 384. fig. 
C. alces, Schreb. Saugth, t. 246. f. db. 
