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ZOOLOGICAL LITERATURE. 
skull bearing all the characters of a not fully developed form. 
The brachyceros-v2iCQ was domesticated nearly at the same 
period as i\iQ primigenius, but its origin is still unknown. 
‘ Camelopardalis giraffa. Mr, Sclater has published a list of the Giraffes 
that had been living in the Regent’s Park since the first acquisition of these 
animals. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1807, p. 891. 
Bos taurus. Mr. Goodman has described a three-toed Oow. Journ. of 
Anat. & Physiol. 1867, i. pp. 109-113. 
Bos americanus. Hr. v. Xantus shows that the American Buffalo is fre- 
quently found in a domesticated state at settlements in the far west. He 
thinks that much better results would be gained with the individuals kept in 
European menageries if they were treated more in accordance with their 
natural habits. A spacious ground, green fodder, and protection from heat 
as well as cold are necessary conditions of a successful attempt at domesti- 
cating this species. Zoolog. Gart. 1867, pp. 92-96. 
A Ovihos moschaticsr Mr. Dawkins has read a paper before the Royal Society 
on its affinities, skeleton, and geographical distribution. Abstract in Proc. 
Roy. Soc. 1867, pp. 616, 617. 
Antilope. Dr. Gray has compared and figured the horns and skulls of Bro~ 
capra guUurosa (Pall.), the Hwang- Yang or Yellow Sheep of Mongolia, and 
of Brocapra picticauda (Hodgs.). Proc. Zool. Soc. 1867, pp. 244-246. 
\Antilope caudata, sp. n. (=.4. ci'ispa, Radde, not Temm.), A. Milne-Ed- 
wards, Ann. Sc. Nat. 1867, vii. p. 877, from North China. 
Gazella soemmeningi (Oretzschmar) figured by Sclater, Proc. Zool. Soc. 
1867, pi. 37. 
Oreas canna. Notes by Lord Hill and Mr. Sclater on the progress of its 
acclimatization in Proc. Zool. Soc. 1867, pp. 963, 964. 
A Kobus sing^sing. Dr. Murie describes and figures a specimen collected by 
the late Baron Ilarnier on the White Nile ; and having compared it with 
specimens from other parts of Africa, he comes to the conclusion that the 
species ranges fr’om Senegambia to Abyssinia, and southwards nearly to the 
equator. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1867, pp. 3-8, pi. 2. 
Saiga tartarica (Pall.) figured by Sclater, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1867, pi. 17. 
A Cervus. Mr. Blyth describes and figures horns of C. duvaucelli, schom- 
hurgkiiy and eldi, regarding C. platyceros (Gray) and C. acuticornis (Gray) as 
races of the latter species. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1867, pp. 836-842. 
A Dr. J, A. Smith has made some remarks on curious varieties in the antlers 
of Cerms elaplius and dama. Proc. R. Phys. Soc. Edinb. 1864-6, pp, 
208-211. 
Cervus capreolus. Giebel on a monstrosity, Zeitschr. ges. Ntwiss. xxix. 
p. 603. 
Cei'vus dama. A male was deprived of the new horns two days after the 
old horns had been shed. The operation had no effect whatever on the 
generative functions of the animal. M. Schmidt, Zoolog. Gart. 1867, 
p. 314. 
Cerms eldi. Lieut. Beavan has published notes on the natural history of 
the Panolia Deer or Thamyn. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1867, pp. 769-766. 
Cervus cameloides, sp. n., A. Milne-Edwards, Ann. Sc. Nat. 1867, vii. 
p. 377> from Mandsc^uria. 
