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Mr. Ray to Dr. Robinfon. 



SIR, '"'/^/ ^ - ' fc i'-'Y ' • I 



SI N C E my laft to you I find that our Fallow 

 Deer is not the Cervus palmatus of Gefner, but 

 by the confent of Clufius^ Bettomus, and Peyerus^ the 

 Platycefos of P///zy, z. 37. defcribed by Belloni- I 



but in fome particulars erroneoufly, v. g. with a 

 long Tail. It is vulgularly eall'd Dama^ but is not 

 the Dama of the Ancients. The French call it Dain, 

 and the Germans Dam-hirfch \ fo that what the Cer- 

 vus palmatus is I am yet td feek. 



I am at fome lofs about the place of the Camelopar- 

 dalis. I think there is good reafon to place him a- 

 mong the Ruminantia cornigera^ but whether he be 

 of the Cervinum genus or no, is queftionable, feeing 

 his Horns are not ramofc, as all the reft: of that kind 

 s*re. 



In the Year 1667 t & w m ^ e Strand a Arrange A- 

 nimal, (Deer they calFd it) of which all the Notes I 

 took are thefe : It was near of a Fox-colour, its Body 

 bigger than a Goat, but of a like make* the Horns 

 black, not branched, once wreathen, not large 5 the 

 Ears long, and hanging down like a Hounds. It had 

 two Wattles under the Throat, fuch as are feen m 

 fome Hogs. I few it eat Hay and Barley, and it was 

 very tame. If the Horns of this Creature were round, 

 which I am in fame doubt of, it's clear that it mult 

 be Idme Species of GazelL 



Your conjc£hire that Poor John is nothing clfe but 

 the Hake faked and dried, leems to me very like- 



