146 E. T. Newton— Vertebrata of the Forest-bed. 
down the face of the skull; being still prominent so far as the 
specimen extends, and forming at its lower part a distinct angle in 
front and another at the outer side, with a flattened space between. 
At the back the pedicle is about 830 mm. long: in front, about 60 mm. 
About 70 mm. of the beam are preserved, including the burr, the 
latter being rugose, irregular and ill-defined. Above the burr, the 
beam is laterally compressed, and is set somewhat obliquely upon 
the pedicle, so that from the front it is seen to diverge more from its 
fellow than does the pedicle itself. 
The length of the pedicle, as well as the manner in which it is 
set on the skull, is quite unlike anything hitherto described from 
the ‘“‘ Forest Bed series,” or indeed from any other British Pliocene 
or Pleistocene deposit. The simple character of the antler at once 
suggests the possibility of its having belonged to a young animal, 
perhaps, the first antler developed. If this be the correct interpre- 
tation I am still unable to find any species which, in its early stages, 
would be likely to have similar pedicles. 
The young Roebuck has at first a somewhat similar simple antler, 
but not flattened, and the pedicle is shorter and differently set on 
the skull. The nearly allied Cervus cusanus (Croizet and Jobert, 
pl. vii. fig. 1) also has a much shorter pedicle. Cervus anoceros 
(Kanp, Oss. Foss. Mam. 1832-9, pl. xxiv. fig. 2), which with C. tri- 
gonoceros is now included in the one species C. dicranoceros, has a 
pedicle much longer than this Forest Bed specimen, besides having 
the antler bifurcate. Cervus (Prox) furcatus as figured by Riitimeyer 
(Naturliche Geschichte der Hirsche, Abh. Schweiz. Pal. Ges. vol. vii. 
1870) also has a much longer pedicle and a bifurcated antler. 
As this *‘ Forest Bed” specimen cannot be referred to any known 
species, and appears to be a new form, it is well that it should have 
a distinctive name; I propose, therefore, in accordance with the 
upright character of the antler, that it should be called Cervus rectus. 
Bison bonasus, Linn., var. priscus, Bojanus. 
At the time when the Survey Memoir on the “ Forest Bed” 
Vertebrata was published (1882) much doubt was expressed (p. 42) 
as to whether the bovine remains then known should be referred to 
Bos or Bison. 
I am now able to speak with certainty as to the occurrence of 
Bison in these deposits. Mr. Randal Johnson obtained at Bacton 
and Happisburgh several horn-cores with frontals, undoubtedly 
belonging to Bison, which are now preserved in Mr. J. J. Colman’s 
collection at Corton, and their “Forest Bed” origin seems to be 
attested by their mineral condition. Mr. Savin is also in possession 
of three examples of Bison, undoubtedly from the “ Forest Bed.” 
The first of Mr. Savin’s specimens is a much crushed horn-core 
with part of the skull, from the Tron-pan of the ‘‘ Forest Bed” at 
Sidestrand. The condition of the specimen and the place where it 
was found leave no doubt as to its age, and, although much crushed, 
the unmistakable extension of the skull behind the base of the 
horn-core shows that it belongs to Bison and not to Bos. 
