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nized from Western Peru, it is probably a valid species, of which we 
may hope to obtain perfect specimens. 
“Mr. Whitely sends me the following note on this species :—‘ The 
small red Deer which Dr. Gray has had the kindness to name after 
me is found in the hot valleys; and I can tell nothing about its habits, 
as it rarely comes out into the clearing, but keeps in the depths of 
the forests ; and if seen it is only for a moment, for its movements 
are very rapid, and it is quickly lost to sight amongst the dense 
underwood.’ 
“© CERVUS PERUVIANUS. 
. “Fureifer antisiensis, Gray, Ann. N. H. xii. p. 162 (1873); 
td. Hand-l. of Edent. &e. p. 159, pl. xxxv. fig. 1. 
“Cervus (Coassus) peruvianus, Gray, Aun. N. H. xiii. p. 332 
(1874). 
“This species is also based upon a single specimen of a female 
animal obtained in the Andes of Cuzco by Mr. Whitely, and now 
in the British Museum. Dr. Gray at first referred it to the Cervus 
antisiensis of D’Orbigny, and subsequently to the subgenus Coassus. 
It has, however, I believe I may safely say, on the authority of Sir 
Victor Brooke, as little to do with the one as with the other, but 
belongs, so far as can be told from the single skull, apparently to one of 
the southern diminutives of either C. virginianus or C. columbianus. 
**Mr. Whitely speaks of this Deer as the ‘ Venado’ of the natives, 
and says that it goes in pairs or small troops at a lower elevation 
than C. antisiensis ; the horns have also a greater number of prongs. 
‘* Whether the second skull (of a male with partly grown irregular 
horns) which has been referred to this species in the ‘Hand-list,’ and 
is there figured (pl. xxxv. fig. 2), really belongs to C. peruvianus is 
very doubtful. It is an old specimen received from this Society’s 
former collection ; and its locality is unknown. 
“Finally, therefore, we may say that there is evidence of the 
existence of three Deer in Western Peru—namely C. (Furcifer) 
antisiensis, C. (Coassus) whitelyi, and UC. (Cariacus’?) peruvianus. 
In Chili two species only are known, C. (Furcifer) chilensis and C. 
(Pudua) humilis.” 
Dr. E. Hamilton exhibited and made remarks on some deformed 
sterna of the Common Fowl, produced by the variety called the 
“ Créve-cceur,” and which had been persistent for six years in a farm 
in France. 
The following papers were read :— 
