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Counts of stags for 9 years, and lists of dead deer found for 

 1 1 years are appended for Forest ; also 7 years deaths for 

 Tarbert. I have referred in vain to the yearly rain-fall to explain 

 the great variations of the death rate. Average Jura rain-fall is Direct cause 



6< inches. Rain alone cannot kill many deer, or what would of variable 



Death rate. 

 become of the large and rapidly increasing stock of Glenquoich 



with about no inches rainfall. I believe very many deer die of 

 the hair-like lung-worm, causing the disease called husk ; we 

 have found two stags freshly dead in 1890, both had their lungs 



full of these parasites, one had no front teeth and therefore was name of this 

 not a great treasure. We seldom find dead deer quite fresh strongylus 

 enough to open and examine them. Micrurus. 



It may be well to state here what is detailed further on 

 In Forest 6| per cent, of dead stags were found during 5 years first recorded. 



,, 7f ,, ,, hinds (i added to each 10) ,, ,, For Forest 



,, 25 , , , , calves were actually found ,, ,, 



During the last six years i\ per cent, dead stags were found. 



,, ,, 2| per cent, dead hinds (i in 10 added). 



,, ,, n^ per cent, dead calves actually found. 



We add very largely to the numbers of dead calves, for bodies 

 not found, in a future table. The contrast between these two 

 sets of years is very great. 



For the last 6 years we have largely increased the area of 

 ground burnt annually, and we do not know to what other cause 

 to ascribe the great improvement that has taken place. We have 

 a greatly increased stock, and at the same time a greatly reduced 

 death rate. 



We lost a very fine ii-point monarch, about 6 years since, 

 from husk. He faded away in Spring, grew only knobs for J nstance ' 



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horns, and then died. His lungs were full of worms. He was 

 just on the eve of his prime. I have three consecutive pairs of 

 his horns, showing yearly improvement, the last pair, very fine, 

 now mounted on a stuffed head. 



Besides the husk parasite we have observed five other parasites. 

 Fluke is not rare in deer ; none were detected in 1889, nor have 

 I seen any very serious case except once, but it is by no means 

 unlikely that a few deer die of fluke. 



An instance of sturdy came under our notice in Ross-shire, and 

 a stag with sturdy has been seen here. 



