1864.] DR. P. L. SCLATER ON BIRDS FROM PALESTINE. 169 
specimens procured by Col. Sarel in the Summer Palace Grounds, 
that the large form is quite distinct from the small one, which last 
Dr. Gray identified as the C. pseudaxis of certain French authors. 
At the time I fully believed that the smaller one with indistinct spots 
was merely the miniature of the larger animal. I now agree with 
Dr. Gray in considering it distinct, but cannot believe that it is to be 
referred to the C. pseudaxis. C. pseudawis is from the Malayan 
archipelago, whence I have frequently heard of spotted Avis-like 
Deer. 
‘The three skins of two bucks and one doe that I sent home are 
now in the British Museum, and the oldest buck has been figured in 
the ‘ Proceedings’ of the Society for 1861. I should think C. hor- 
tulorum would be an appropriate name. In the gardens of Messrs. 
Jardine, Matheson, and Co. in Hong Kong I saw several bucks and 
does of C. sika and C. taivanus, as also of C. axis in winter dress. 
The bucks of the two former had manes about the neck ; C. sika 
was spotless, C. taivanus with indistinct spots, while C. axis was of 
a rich yellowish-brown colour, with distinct white spots. The latter 
had long, thin, reddish tails, and, I think, are identical with the true 
C. axis. They are from Hankow, interior China. The bucks of C. 
sika, otherwise similar, differed a good deal in size; they were, I 
believe, from different islands of J apan, the smaller from Nippon, the 
larger from Yesso. 
“The Deer from China may therefore thus be enumerated, as 
follows :— 
“‘ Cervus dama, L. In gardens at Canton. 
“C. axis, L. From Hankow, Central China. 
“C. elaphus, L. Summer Palace Gardens. 
“C. wallichii. Tartary, beyond the Great Wall (horns seen by 
me at Peking). 
“°C. swinhoii, Sclater. Island of Formosa. 
“C. hortulorum, Swinhoe (“ C. pseudaxis?”, Gray). Gardens of 
Summer Palace. 
“C. taivanus, Blyth. Island of Formosa. 
*C. sika. Island of Japan. 
““C. mantchuricus. Mantchuria. Size larger than C. taivanus, 
with horns short in the stem, and more resembling those of C. ska. 
Colouring very similar (in winter coat) to that of C. taivanus. Red 
patch on occiput, on each shoulder, and on side of neck. Black line 
down back somewhat indistinct ; mane from side and back of neck 
rather. long, thick, shaggy, and dark-coloured. Belly pale reddish 
white, Thighs light reddish brown.” 
Dr. Sclater exhibited a series of bird-skins, being a selection from 
the collection made by the Rev. H. B. Tristram’s expedition in Pa- 
lestine ; and called particular attention to the following species, con- 
sidered by Mr. Tristram to be new to science :— 
(1.) Passer moasiticus, Tristram. 
Ex cinereo isabellinus, tectricibus alarum lete castaneis : super- 
