Times of Breeding 8 1 



In 1909 the hind, a cross between an Altai stag and a red deer, 

 had a calf to an Altai stag (not the same stag as her sire), on 

 June nth. 



Some red deer hinds of the Warnham herd, crossed with a red- 

 deer-wapiti hybrid stag, threw their calves on July i8th and 

 2ist respectively. 



The sika deer shed their horns in the middle of April, pro- 

 duce their calves about the middle of May, and start roaring at 

 the middle of October. 



Fallow deer shed their horns in the middle of April, have their 

 fawns about the middle of May, and start roaring in the middle 

 of October. 



My park, in which these notes were made, is in Kent, about 

 twenty miles due north of Dover. The dates of roaring, etc., of 

 the various kinds of deer may, of course, differ in their native 

 countries. The times of calving of the different cross-bred deer 

 are interesting to note, as showing in what way deer which nor- 

 mally calve at certain seasons have these affected when the various 

 species are cross-bred. 



