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clay lay Tipon granite boulders ; while in the former case, the clay is 

 separated from the boulders by a deep stratum of marl. 



The remains found in the course of this exploration represent 

 about fifty individuals of Cervus Megaceros. Taken in conjunction 

 with those previously found here, we have a total of about eighty in- 

 dividuals of the great-horned deer, apparently all males, and one rein- 

 deer ; and yet by far the greater part of this remarkable Pleistocene 

 formation remains still unexplored. 



Dr. Carte has examined the bones, and supplied the following list 

 of them : — 



List of the hones of Cervus Megaceros found in the cuttings made at 

 Ballyletagh, during the month of August^ 1875. 



Thirty-six skulls, with antlers more or less broken, and many 

 fragments of antlers. 



Fifteen shed antlers, much mutilated. 



Six Mandibular rami, representing three individuals. 



Ten Atlas bones, perfect, and two broken. 



Two Axes. 



Six Cervical vertebrae. 



Three Dorsal do. 



One Lumbar do. 



Two portions of Sternum. 



Two fragments of Ilium, with glenoid cavity. 



Thirteen ribs, nearly perfect, and a number of fragments. 



Pour Humeri, perfect, and three imperfect, representing six indi- 

 viduals, one very young. 



Six Scapulae, all more or less broken, representing five indi- 

 viduals. 



Pive Radii, and one imperfect. 



Two Sacra, and one broken. ' ., 



Pour Pemora, representing two individuals. 



Three Tibiae, one broken, representing three individuals. 



Pive Metacarpals, representing four individuals. 



Pour Metatarsals. 



One Os Calcis. 



Two Astragali, representing two individuals. 



Six Phalanges — three pes, and three manus, including an ungulate 

 phalanx. 



One Patella. 



One Left Os Hyoides. 



Thfe majority of these bones belonged to youthful individuals. 



