546 MR. P. L. SCLATER ON CERTAIN SPECIES OF DEER 
6. Cervus sika. (Plate XXXV.) 
Cervus sika, Temm. et Schl. Jap. Mamm. p. 54, tab. 17; Sclater, P. Z. S. 1860, p. 377; Sclater, 
Zool. Sketches, ii. tab. xv.; List of Vert. ed. 1, p. 12, ed. 2, p. 15, ed. 3, p. 27, ed. 4, p. 47. 
Rusa japonica, Gray, Aun. N. H. ser. 3, p. 218; P. Z. S. 1861, p. 236. 
Our first pair of Japanese Deer were received in July 1860, having been obtained 
at Kanagawa, and presented to the Society by Mr. J. Wilks. In 1861 we purchased a 
second female of the same species. From these three individuals has descended a 
numerous progeny, as the following list will show :— 
List of Japanese Deer which have lived in the Society's Gardens. 
G@awMlaley tai «tele ate tale Presented by J. Wilks, Esq. ........-.- July 21, 1860. 
6. Female... cn 2: oF BO" CA Si FER 3 + 
oz Momale\. 5 </ese bien Purchased, SA. yer Fevh eases eee June 5, 1861. 
ad. Memale:. J .)nnciet- Born in the Menagerie .............. September 5, 1862. 
e. Female onan ch set | Dust ecakas et wees August 2, 1863. 
ip eee nuke wes Aly ey gest et i Reade eis July 8, 1864. 
Qs ——— eee eee a aa Eh ae oR RT ae June 8, 1865. 
hh. ——......00.- a sire Ghass Ewen June 26, 1865. 
Bg Ses ce teccisies 5 Fe aie aS June 3, 1866. 
eee 5 at al woe bhi wae July 8, 1866. 
Ie; AWGN G:, hoc cscs Rosia tee oa 3 pe tok tag. tiaso oe DO tos OOile 
Pe G oe ce ecvetaerereiane a fo. BS heis Aone oat July 16, 1867. 
WM. —$—— od eite sens a ee Fe eee se June 13, 1868. 
M. ——— ...- 2s eee Peele eA Aint tah eee August 5, 1868. 
ONsMaleiy sre aes. oe2 53 ba Pichi btk aie auneul4 plSGo% 
GP Mees «rich. testo + 3 IRE neater oe UNO woy 1869; 
Most of the larger zoological gardens on the Continent have also living specimens of 
this beautiful deer, which seems in every way qualified to become a permanent denizen 
of our parks. It is extremely hardy, breeds well, and requires very little care and 
attention. 
The figure of Cervus sika in the ‘Fauna Japonica’ appears to be intended for this 
animal in its winter dress, in which the spotting is almost obsolete, although in our 
animals it never quite disappears. The accompanying Plate (XX XV.) represents this 
deer in its summer dress. The figure in the ‘ Fauna Japonica’ is also incorrect in not 
showing the conspicuous white of the anal region, which is nearly as evident in winter 
as in summer. 
7. Crrvus DUVAUCELLI. (Plate XXXVI.) 
Cervus duvaucelli, Cuv. Oss. Foss. (3 ed.) iv. p. 505. 
bahraiya, Hodgson, P. Z. 8. 1834, p. 99 (deser. nulla). 
