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Genus Alces Jardine, p. 18. As this name is antedated by the 

 Alct of Blumenbach (Handbueh der naturgeschichte, 6th ed., p. 

 697, 1799), applied to another genus of Cervidae, it has been 

 changed to : 



Genus PARALCES Allen. 



1902. Paralces Allen, Bull. Amer. mus. nat. hist., xvi, p. 

 160. July 1, 1902. Type. — Cervus alces Linnaeus. 



According to Thomas (Proe. biol. soc. Washington, xv, p. 

 197, October 10, 1902) this change is unnecessary. If it be 

 accepted the two American species will stand as follows : 

 Paralces americanus (Clinton). 

 1822. Cervus arnericdnus Clinton, Letters on nat. hist, and 



int. resources of New York, p. 193. 

 19(12. Alces americanus < >sgood, Proc. biol. soc. Washington, 



xv, p. 87. April 25, 1902. 

 1902. Paralces americanus Allen, Bull. Amer. mus. nat. 



hist., xvi, p. 160. July 1, 1902. 

 Type locality. — Northern New York. 



Paralces gigas (Miller). 



1902. Paralces gigas Allen, Bull, x^mer. mus. nat. hist., 

 xyi, p. 160. July 1, 1902. 



Genus RANG-IFER Hamilton Smith. 



Rangifer <l>in-x<>it'i Seton-Thompson, p. 19. According to Osgood 

 (North Amer. fauna, no. 21, p. 26, September 26, 1901) no caribou 

 occur on the Queen Charlotte Islands, and this animal is in reality 

 Rangifer arcticus (Richardson). 



25. Rangifer granti Allen. 



L902. Rangifer grunt: Allen, Bull. Amer. mus. nat. hist., 



xvi, p. 122. March 31, 1902. 

 Type locality. — Western end of Alaska Peninsula, opposite 

 Popoff Island, Alaska. 



