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noted as much as £12 10s. asked for a male, and £13 15s. for a 
female. 
C. dama, Fallow Deer.—The range of prices I have noted for 
this species is £1 8s. to £7 10s. The ordinary values are :— 
Males, £2 to £7 each, according to age. 
Females, £2 to £5 As ie . 
White individuals, 20 per cent. more. Black individuals, 10 per 
cent. more. 
Alces machlis.—I once noted a two-year-old male Elk offered 
for £40. : 
Capreolus caprea.—The Roe sells in Central Kurope for from 
£2 to £3 per head: though fawns may sometimes be purchased 
in July for £1 5s. each; and for particularly fine adults as much 
as £3 10s. may be required. 
Of the American Deer, Cartacus virginianus, C. mexicanus, 
C. paludosus, C. gymnotis, C. campestris, C. rufus, &c., I have 
unfortunately but little knowledge: prices vary from £2 5s. for 
young animals born in European Zoological Gardens up to as 
much as £25 for adults. 
Rangifer tarandus.—The Reindeer I have seen thrice on price 
lists ; young animals at from £3 15s. to £9 each. 
Family TracuLipm. 
The Mouse-Deer, or Chevrotains, of the more commonly im- 
ported species from India and Malaya, sell for about £2 each. 
Family CameLipa. 
Lama huanacos, Wild Lama, or Huanaco.—£5 to £20 each. 
L. glama (or peruana), Domestic Lama.—£7 10s. to £22 10s. 
each : white individuals being the most valuable. 
Camelus dromedarius, Arabian Camel.—£20 to £45 each: as 
with the Lama, apparently white animals are most favoured in 
EKurope. 
C. bactrianus, Bactrian Camel.—£17 10s. to £50 each : white 
animals again being of more value than brown. 
Family Hrppopotamipm. 
Hippopotamus, whether imported from Africa or bred in 
Zoological Gardens, command a very high price, £500 to £550 
apiece, for even quite young animals. 
Zool. 4th ser. vol. XII., August, 1908. 2A 
