14 PROCEEDINGS: BOSTON SOCIETY NATURAL HISTORY. 



For use of this name in place of Cariacus (LESSON, Nouv. tabl. 

 regne animal, p. 173, 1842) and DorcelapJius (GLOGER, Gemeinn. 

 Hand.- u. Hilfsb. der Naturgesch., p. 140, 1841) see Merriam, 

 Proc. biol. soc. Washington, xii, p. 99, April 30, 1898. 



Regarded by Lydekker (The deer of all lands, p. 243, 1898) as 

 forming part of the genus Mazama. 



Odocoileus acapulcensis (Caton) . 



1877. Cervus acapulcensis Caton, Antelope and deer of Amer- 

 ica, p. 4 113. 



1890. 0\docoileii8\ acapulcensis MERRIAM, Proc. biol. soc. 

 Washington, xii, p. 104. April 30, 1898 (in text under 

 0. nelsoni) . 



TYPE LOCALITY. Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico. 



* Odocoileus americanus (Erxleben). 



1777. [Cervus dama\ americanus ERXLEBEX, Syst. regni 



anim., i, p. 312. 

 1885. Cariacus virginianus TRUE, Proc. U. S. nat. mus., vn 



(1884), p. 592. 1885 (part). 



1899. Odocoileus americanus MILLER, Bull. N. Y. State mus., 

 vi, p. 299. November 18, 1899. 



TYPE LOCALITY. Eastern Virginia. 



According to Allen (Amer. nat., xxxiv, p. 318, April, 1900) the 

 specific name americanus is not tenable. 



Odocoileus americanus borealis Miller. 



1900. Odocoileus americanus borealis MILLER, Bull. N. Y. 

 State museum, vin, p. 83. November 21, 1900. 



TYPE LOCALITY. Bucksport, Maine. 



Odocoileus americanus macrourus (Rafinesque;. 



1817. Corvus (sic) macrourus RAFINESQUE, American monthly 



magazine, i, p. '436. October, 1817. 



TYPE LOCALITY, -r- Plains of Kansas River, Upper Mississippi 

 Valley. 



Odocoileus cerrosensis Merriam. 



1898. Odocoileus cerrosensis MERRIAM, Pro:', biol. soc. Wash- 

 ington, xii, p. 101. April 30, 1898. 

 TYPE LOCALITY. Cerros Island, off Lower California, Mexico. 



