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of the Corsican Mouflon. Ibex are represented only by a 

 half-breed, which has apparently become well accustomed to 

 a lowland life. To return to the Anoa, the general appearance 

 and ways of these pretty little animals gave a better idea 

 than I had ever conceived before of their near affinity to the 

 Buffaloes. 



To give a complete list of the mammals now flourishing in 

 this naturalist's paradise would be tedious to the reader, and 

 remaining remarks must accordingly be restricted to some of 

 those which especially attracted notice. Of the Cervidce, in 

 addition to fine herds of Red and Fallow Deer— among which 

 were noticeable a white breed — the collection comprises some 

 fine examples of the American Wapiti, one of which, at the time 

 of our visit, had just grown a magnificent pair of antlers, and 

 was "roaring" in grand style. More interesting still is a fine, 

 although immature, bright bay Stag from Manchuria, which 

 appears to indicate an undescribed species. Manchurian Deer 

 (Cervus manchuricus) , and their smaller ally, the pretty little 

 Japanese Deer (C. sika), are abundantly represented, and go 

 about with the Red Deer, with which they interbreed. And here 

 it may be mentioned that, in the case of some of the rarer kinds, 

 the noble owner preserves the shed antlers annually, by which 

 means a series of specimens of extreme value to the naturalist 

 will ere long be obtained. The condition of both the Manchurian 

 and Japanese Deer is unrivalled, and shows the extreme beauty 

 of their coloration to perfection. Equally beautiful is the herd 

 of Indian Spotted Deer (Cervus axis), whose dappled hide glis- 

 tened with a golden shimmer as bright as though they were 

 cropping the herbage in a Bengal jungle. Of the Rusine Deer, 

 the Indian Sambur (C. unicolor) is represented by some magni- 

 ficent examples, while there are also many specimens of the 

 allied species, or race, commonly known as the Equine Deer 

 (C. equinus). More rare, and therefore more interesting than 

 either of these, is a small herd of Pere David's Deer (C. davidi- 

 anus), of Northern China, among which one buck was con- 

 spicuous for the great development of the characteristic back- 

 tine of his antlers. Next to the undescribed species, perhaps 

 the most interesting of the Woburn Deer is, however, a specimen 

 of the little-known Chinese Water Deer (Hydropotes inermis), 

 which dwells in the same paddock as Pere David's Deer. 



