BACTRIAN WAPITI 61 



Zoological Gardens at Moscow, which was at first regarded as related 

 to the shou, although its wapiti-affinities were subsequently revealed 

 by specimens from Tchenkend, Turkestan, the head of one of which 

 is now mounted in the British Museum. The colour is very light 

 grey, and the dark markings on the lips differ from those of other 

 wapiti. Has also been named C. Jiagenbecki. 

 Distribution. Tchenkend and adjacent districts. The antlers of the 



British Museum specimen are somewhat malformed, and have 



therefore not been measured. 



I-ength 



on Circum- Tip to Widest s d p ; Locality. Owner, 



outside ference. Tip. inside, 

 curve. 



40 6 26J ... ... 6 + 4 Turkestan . . Duke of Bedford. 



f. MANCHURIAN WAPITI (Cervus canadensis xanthopygus). 



Antlers of a shorter and stouter type than in the Thian-Shan 

 wapiti, with the fourth tine relatively smaller in immature specimens, 

 and the portion above it less developed at all ages. In the 5-tined 

 antlers of sub-adult stags the tips of the fourth and fifth tines curve 

 towards one another like crabs' claws. General colour in winter 

 brownish grey, in summer reddish brown, with the dark winter mane 

 and under-parts of other wapiti. 



Distribution. Northern Manchuria and Amurland. 



Length 



on Circum- Tip to Widest c , ,, TV 



outside ference. Tip. inside. S P read ' Pomts - Locality. Owner, 



curve. 



33i 5i 18$ 2ii ... 6 + 6 ? H. J. Elwes. 



32 j 5| 26^ 26g 29! 7 + 6 Do. 



31$ 6 17 25! 29 8 + 7 ? Duke of Bedford. 



3'^ 5 2 3i 24 26 6 + 6 Do. 



31 4! 26i 253 30^ 6 + 5 ? Do. 



