[76.] 4. Cervus macrotis. (Say.) The Black-tailed Beer,
Jumping deer. Umfreville, Hudson's Bay, p. 164.
Black-tailed or Mule deër. Gass, Joum., p. 55. .
Black-tailed deer, Mule-deer. Lewis and Clark, vol.i.pp.91, 92, 106, 152, 239, 264, 328; vol. ii. p. 152:; vol. iii.
p. 27i 125.,
Mule-deer. W a r d e n , United States, vol. i. p. 245.
y Cervus auritus. I d e m , (Ed. Gall.,)-t. v. p. 640.”
Cerf mulet. Desmarest, Mamm.. in noiis, p. 443..
Le Dain fauve a .queue noire. Idem, loco gitato.
Black-tailed or Mulp deer. J ames, Long's Exped., vól. ii. p. 276.
Cervus macrotis. S ay, Long's Expedite vol.ii. p. 254. (American ed., vol. ii. j>. 88.) Sabine, Franklin's Journ.^
p. 667. Harlan, Fauna, p. 243.
Black-tail deer. Godman, Nat. Hist., vol. ii. p. 305.
Great-eared deer (Cervus macrotis). Griffith, An. Kingd., vol. iv. p; 1 3 3 .
Cervus macrotis. Idem, vol. v.. No. 794.
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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 Donglas; I have seen no authenticated speëimens of Cervus
macrokis, but the skins of male' and female deer killed in the vicinity of thé
Rocky Mountains, and presented to the Zoological Society, have all the
characters ascribed by Mr, Say to his species. The plains of the Saskatchewan
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 “ chevreuil,’’ and by the Hudson’s-Bay traders
“ jumping deer.” The Cree Indians call them both in their language apeeseer
mongsoós (little moose), but when they wish to be more precise they distinguish,
one as the atheeneetoo apeesee-mongsoos (real little moose), and the other as
the kinwaithoQ-wapoo appesee-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
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