52 James Å. Grieg. [No. 
nu blir skudt i en forholdsvis ung alder. I Irland finder vi det 
samme som i England og Skotland, at den nulevende hjort er mindre 
end dens stamform;. men denne var igjen mindre end den, som 
levede i England og Skotland. Særlig synes den at have havt 
svagere horn. Baur bemerker herom i ,On the collection of the 
fossil Mammalia of Ireland in the Science and Art Museum, Dublin* 
(pag. 337): , Various attempts have been made to prove that the 
fossil red deer belonged to a species distinguishable from the exist- 
ing one; but all that can safely be said on the subject simply 
amounts to this, as pointed out by dr. Lezrru Apams, that the early 
race of Ireland, while larger than that which survives, was smaller 
than the early race of which the remains are found in the briek- 
earths of England. But although the horns do not attain the massive 
propotions of many of the latter, the throstle-nest termination of 
the antler is often well developed. This fact will be amply ap- 
parent from an examination of several of the numerous specimens 
of antlers which are possessed by this Museum.* (Kfr. Leira Apams). 
Den nulevende norske hjort stemmer nærmest overens med den 
skotske. Som ovenfor nærmere vist kan hjorten ikke være ind- 
vandret over en landbro fra Skotland til Norge. Ligheden mellem 
den norske og den skotske hjort maa skyldes landenes overensstem- 
mende naturforholde, idet de begge har et mildt og regnfuldt kyst- 
klima. 
