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the " sacsaulnics," which extends over some wooded districts. 

 Then again in the autumn of 1866 I saw a horn in Port 

 PerofF belonging evidently to this deer. It was rather large, 

 with six points but no crown ; and as I quite forgot to make 

 a drawing of it, I cannot say to which species it belongs. It 

 is certainly a deer's horn belonging to the group of C. eJaphus 

 and C. maral. At the time I thought it belonged to C. ela- 

 _phus. It is, however, more likely to be C. maral, which 

 might have descended to the Darja from Karatau, having 

 passed through the forests and plains, which latter extend 

 from Susak to the west end of the Karatau mountain chain, 

 and going round the latter, these plains reach to tlie Darja and 

 even further than that. 



Here the question arises, whether it is the true C. maral 

 that inhabits the Karatau and Thian-Shan mountain-plains, 

 which are not covered with fir-wood, or is it a new species 

 altogether. 



No specimens have ever been obtained from the western 

 hills of Turkestan, and not even horns from there are known ; 

 and all the information we have is taken from the state- 

 ments of the Kirgies, as I have already mentioned in de- 

 scribing the distribution of C. maral. 



80. Equus cahallus. 



Is common in Turkestan at all seasons of the year. In 

 winter it inhabits the lower places, not above 6000 feet, but 

 in summer goes even up the highest mountains. 



81. Equus hemionus. 



Is rather rare in Turkestan, and to be found only about the 

 Karatau mountains and near the rivers Aris, Keless, Chirchik, 

 and the delta of the Sir-Darja, and even there only during 

 the winter. 



82. Equus asinu^. 



Is rare in the east but common in the west ; it does not 

 ascend far up in the hills, and is never to be met with above 

 6000 to 7000 feet. 



83. Sus scrofa ajper. 



Is common all over Turkestan, except the south-western 

 district, and inhabits the plains as well as the mountains, in 

 which latter it also remains during the cold season. 



