954 NORTHERN ZOOLOGY. 
[76.] 4. Cervus macrotis. (Say.) The Black-tailed Deer. 
Jumping deer. UMFREVILLE, Hudson’s Bay, p. 164. 
Black-tailed or Mule deer. Gass, Journ., p. 55. 
Black-tailed deer, Mule-deer. Lewis and Crarx, vol. i. pp. 91, 92, 106, 152, 239, 264, 328; vol. ii. p. 152 ; vol. iii, 
p. 27, 125. 
Mule-deer. WarpbeEn, United States, vol. i. p. 245. 
“* Cervus auritus. IprEmM, (Ed. Gall.,) t. v. p. 640.” 
Cerf mulet. DEesmarEst, Mamm. in notis, p. 443. 
Le Dain fauve a queue noire. IpEM, Zoco citato. 
Black-tailed or Mule deer. James, Long’s Exped., vol. ii. p. 276. 
Cervus macrotis. Say, Long’s Expedit., vol. ii. p. 254. (American ed., vol. ii. p. 88.) SaBtnE, Franklin's Jourthy 
p.- 667. Haran, Fauna, p. 243. 
Black-tail deer. Gopman, Nat. Hist., vol. ii. p. 305. 
Great-eared deer (Cervus macrotis). Grirritu, An. Kingd., vol. iv. p. 133. 
Cervus macrotis. IprEmM, vol. v. No. 794. 
PLATE xx. 
Lewis and Clark, in various parts of the narrative of their interesting journey, 
speak of a black-tailed deer, and of a mule-deer, which, on referring to Serjeant 
Gass’ Journal, are found to be the same animal. Mr. Say thinks that his Cervus 
macrotis is also the same species, and this opinion is confirmed by the observations 
of Mr. David Douglas. I have seen no authenticated specimens of Cervus 
macrotis, but the skins of male and female deer killed in the vicinity of the 
Rocky Mountains, and presented to the Zoological Society, have all the 
characters ascribed by Mr. Say to his species. The plains of the Saskat- 
chewan are frequented by only four Cervi, two of which, the moose and wapiti, 
are well ascertained. The other two have long been termed indiscriminately 
by the Canadian voyagers ‘ chevrewil,” and by the Hudson’s-Bay traders 
‘* jumping deer.” The Cree Indians call them both in their language apeesee- 
mongsoos (little moose), but when they wish to be more precise they distinguish 
one as the atheencetoo apeesce-mongsoos (real little moose), and the other as 
the sinwaithoo-wayoo apeesee-mongsoos (long-tailed little moose), or simply as 
kinwaithoos (long-tail). I used every endeavour whilst residing in that quarter 
to procure specimens of both kinds, and sent out Indian hunters for the purpose 
with the promise of a good reward if they succeeded; but it happened to 
be a period of scarcity, and although some were killed, the appetites of the 
hunters proved superior to their love of gain, and they devoured them all even to 
