. Catalogue of the mammals of western Europe (Europe exclusive of Russia) in the collection of the British Museum. 964 UNGDLATA that the name Cervus is currently applied to several groups which should be recognized as distinct. It is not possible to attempt any I'evision of the European members of this genus, since the requisite material, if it exists, cannot now be brought together in one place. So far as can be judged from the few specimens seen and from the descriptions recently published, there is a distinct small form confined to Sardinia, and a wide ranging, rather plastic continental an
. Catalogue of the mammals of western Europe (Europe exclusive of Russia) in the collection of the British Museum. 964 UNGDLATA that the name Cervus is currently applied to several groups which should be recognized as distinct. It is not possible to attempt any I'evision of the European members of this genus, since the requisite material, if it exists, cannot now be brought together in one place. So far as can be judged from the few specimens seen and from the descriptions recently published, there is a distinct small form confined to Sardinia, and a wide ranging, rather plastic continental animal occurring in the forested regions, where not exterminated, from Spain and Ireland eastward, and from Scotland and west-central Norway to the Mediterranean coast. Apparently the Spanish, British and Norwegian forms are smaller than those inhabiting central Europe, while the largest specimens occur in eastern Hungary. Although there is no prol)ability that this course is final I nm treating all the European forms as geographical races of Cervvs elajilinfi. CERVUS ELAPHUS LinnffiUS. (Synonymy under subspecies.) Geofira'plncal (lisiribution.—Forested regions (where not ex- terminaterl) fi'oni Si)aiu and Ii'eland eastward, ajid fi'om Sardinia. KlG. 202. Cervus elaphus. X \.. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original British Museum (Natural History). Department of Zoology. [Mammals]; Miller, Gerrit Smith. London : BMNH
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