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SPORT AND SCIENCE ON THE 
Shan. It seems smaller than the Manchurian 
wapiti, C. canadensis xanthopygus, a speci- 
men of which I had the opportunity of 
examining. The habitat of this deer, accord- 
ing to the Chinese, extends right into Turke- 
stan, whence comes the Bactrian wapiti 
(C. canadensis bactrianus). Having exam- 
ined horns of this species, and also of C. 
canadensis asiaticus, in comparison with 
some horns pickéd up in the same locality 
as that from which our specimens came, I 
should not hesitate to pronounce our speci- 
mens distinct from either of the others. 
Its Chinese name, “‘ Ma lu,” means “ Horse 
deer ’” (Ma = horse, lu = deer). 
Capreolus bedfordi, Thos. 
Two skulls, 3, 9. Mountains 30 miles W. of 
K’uei-hua-ch’éng, N. Shansi. 7,000 ft. 
Two skins, Lama Miao, Mongolia. 4,000 ft. 
The two skins purchased in Lama Miao were 
said to have been brought from Northern 
Mongolia. ‘They are very pale indeed, being 
winter specimens, and are somewhat larger 
than the usual run of Shansi skins. 
The horns of the roe-deer in North Shansi 
seem to run to an unusually large size. A pair 
that were secured by a European sportsman 
were nearly eighteen inches in length and 
of great thickness. 
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