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but now only occasionally met with from Manitoba westward 

 to the Pacific coast, as far north as Lat. 57*, and also on 

 Vancouver and some of the adjacent islands. Being easily 

 approached it is becoming rapidly exterminated. 



The name " Wapiti " was applied to this species by Rich- 

 ardson, who was apparently under the erroneous impression 

 that the Indians knew it by this name. The Indian name 

 *' Wapatik" belongs, however, to the Mountain Goat and not 

 to the Waskasew. The former means " white deer" (both the 

 mountain sheep and mountain goat being considered as deer) 

 and it would therefore only apply to the white Mountain Goat. 



Cariacds Yirginianus, Bodd. 

 Virginia Deer. 

 Wa])-ai-oos. Western Cree. 

 Wep-ai-oos. N. Man. Cree. 



South-western New Brnnswick, central Quebec and On- 

 tario ; and as var. leucurus Dougl. from the Plains of the 

 Saskatchewan westward to the Pacific coast and Vancouver 

 Island, 



Cariacus MACROTis, Say. 



Mule Deer, Black-tailed Deer. 

 Ivas-Jci-che-wai-oos (the Black-tail). N, Man, Cree. 

 Kwas-kwe-pai-hoos (the Jumper). N. Man. Cree. 

 Mu-ke-che-wai-oos^ (the Black-tail), Saulteaux. 

 A-pi-sl mo-soos, (the little Moose) Cree. Applied both 

 to this and to the preceding species. 

 Plains of the Saskatchewan and westward as far as the 

 Cascade range in British Columbia. 



Cariacus Columbianus, Rich. 

 Black-tailed Deer, 

 Cervus Tnaorotis, var. Cohirnbianus, Rich, 



Westward from the Rocky Mountains to the islands off the 

 coast of British Columbia. 



