ABBREVIATIONS AND SIGNS. 
— Owner’s measurements or other known authority. 
3 Male. Q Female. ... Unrecorded. 
R, Right horn. L, Left horn. 
MEASUREMENTS are on the outside of horn from tip to base; with Deer 
from the highest tip point to burr, except where not notified to the contrary. 
Circumference is at the base; with Deer above brow tine; in the Red Deer 
group between bez and trez. 
LENGTH is expressed in inches, where not otherwise noted. 
Weicuts taken on the field should be accepted as approximate, and, unless 
mentioned, are of adult males. 
HEIGHTS are in most cases taken at the shoulder of adult males. 
P.Z.S., Proceedings of the Zoological Society. 
Mrmo.—Horns that possess a core have a tendency to shrink, and con- 
sequently measurements on the field are often misleading. 
TyprE SPECIMENS are those from which the species are described and named. 
