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First, as regards stags, there is no reason why the red deer of Scot¬ 
land should not be crossed with the stag of the Odenwald, and those 
that, as Mr. Mitchell says, are at home in the Woodlands of Central 
Europe, and thence eastward to the Carpathians. 
Then, w'e have the wapiti, a magnificent deer, a native of the 
nothern parts of America, of which I have the opportunity of show¬ 
ing a fine head, brought by the Hon. G. Berkeley from America. 
This animal, be it remarked, “breeds every year in the Society’s 
Menageries,” and there is no reason why it should not be added, as 
an ornament, in many of our English parks, where there is room and 
proper food for it. 
Then we have, in the catalogue, the Barbary deer ( CevtiJi-Barbarun.) 
This is the representative of our red deer on the southern shores of 
the MediteiTaneau. “ The stag and hind, now in the gardens, were 
presented from the fine herd of this deer which adorn Lord HilFs 
park, at Hawkstone.” 
After the Barbary deer, we find the Barasinghai Cevus Dtivancelliij 
first imported by the Earl of Derby, a native of Nepaul and Assam. 
Its winter coat is of a dullish grey, but in summer it changes to a 
brilliant golden hue, which would make the barasingha the most in • 
teresting addition which could possibly be introduced into a heavily- 
wooded park. Lord Hill, in a letter to myself a few days ago, 
writes,—“I have also a number of Barbary deer, about IG, and 
Sambur (another kind of deei‘), in the park, and these are doing* very 
well.” And then, what is most important, his lordship says none of 
them appear to interfere with the fallow deer, or the other stock. 
There is, besides these, a very hardy deer, which breeds wxll in 
confinement, and whose home is in North America, I mean the 
Virginian deer. This animal would do exceedingly well in Scotland, 
is not difficult to procure, and is cheap in price; in fact, there is a 
pair of them in London for sale at this moment. There are other 
deer whose name mu.st be mentioned, viz.:—a deer, nearly as large 
as the Bavasongha, which is found in Yucatan; a deer from South 
America (the Blastocerus Paludosus), a hardy little species, which is 
marked wdth a white circle round the eye. A roe, as large as a fallow 
deer, the Gemul of Moteria Molina, as well as the Tartarian roe. 
Next to the wapiti, in size and beauty of antler, comes the Persian 
deer —Gervus Wallacliii. I have also, through the kindness of Mr. 
Leadboator, a fine head of this animal to show to the Society. This 
animal also wull breed in England, for we read “ The animals were 
ultimately sent to the Earl of Ducie, who, after keeping them three 
seasons, most liberally presented them (October, 1860) to the Society.” 
The two females now in the society’s possession are both accompanied 
