54 MESSRS. DAN FORD AND ALSTON ON [Feb. 3, 



authorities of Ainsworth and Kotschy, skins were seen in the bazaar 

 at Marash which came from Zeitomi, where they are said to be nu- 

 merous and very destructive lo the orchards. 



20. *LuTRA VULGARIS, Erxl. Su-itti, Kundush. D. & A., no. 16. 



21. *Ursus arctos, Linn. Aiyee. D. & A., no. 17. 



22. Ursus syriacus, Ehrenb. Aiyee. D. & A., no. 18. 

 [Phoca, sp. ? D. & A., p. 275.] 



23. *Sus SCROFA, Linn. Domooz,Taban-domooz. D. &A., no. 19. 



24. *Cervus elaphus, Linn. Siiyiln. D. & A., no. 20. 



We are incHned to think that the Red Deer does not now exist in 

 the Taurus proper ; but it still lingers in the Anti-Taurus, where, 

 however, it is fast dying out, perhaps owing to the advent of great 

 numbers of Circassians. Large heads of recently-killed animals 

 were brought to Danford, and he was well assured of their present 

 existence. These wild and thinly-populated mountains, abounding 

 in high grassy meadows and forests of juniper and other trees, are 

 well fitted to be the last refuge of the Red Deer of these regions. 

 In the northern districts of Asia Minor C. elaphus is much com- 

 moner ; and we believe that it is found throughout the whole range 

 of wooded hills bordering the Black Sea and the west coast at least 

 as far as Broussa, where Danford was shown skins which indicated 

 the great size which this animal attains in the forests of Olympus. 

 All the heads which we have seen from the Anti-Taurus are peculiar 

 in having the brow and bay tines united at the base, and appearing 

 like the bifurcation of one branch. 



[At the village of Jarpuz, at the foot of the Bimboghas Moun- 

 tains near Albistan, Danford obtained from a peasant a very remark- 

 able Deer's antler, in either a subfossil or a greatly weathered con- 

 dition ; and he saw another similar specimen in the same locality. 

 When he exhibited this antler at a meeting of the Society last year ' 

 there was some diiference of opinion as to whether it was or was not 

 an abnormal specimen of Cervus elaphus ; but as we are ourselves 

 strongly of opinion that it cannot be referred to any known recent 

 Deer, we reserve its description for another opportunity.] 



25. *Cervus dama, Linn. Yamoorcha. D. & A., no. 21. 

 In the central pine-wooded districts of Rhodes wild Fallow Deer 

 are not uncommon ; but the animals appear to be rather small, as 

 might be expected from their insulated range. The following are 

 the measurements of a buck, of about four years old, killed at 

 Laevmja in Rhodes on the 22nd December, 1878: — 



inches. 



Length of head and body 48"00 



„ tail, with hair 14-00 



caudal vertebrae. 900 



' P. Z. S. 1879, p. 552. 



