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we knew in life. We have shot 1 1 cromies in 1 2 years. Five were seen in one day last year. We have shot 2 cromies in 1890. It is unsafe to prophecy unless one knows. There is a small number also of bald, or hornless stags, in Jura. These animals usually carry very high condition ; they fight as eagerly as horned stags, sometimes beating off their armed adversary. Their ears are often split in the clash of battle, so of course are the ears of horned stags. Bell (British Mammals, 2nd Ed. p. 357) is in much confusion with the Scotch Islands and the Cromie stags. His reference to an abundance of stags of any kind, in Mull, puts him out of court. Very likely he confused Mull and Jura. There is no considerable stock of red-deer in any Scotch Island except The Long Island, Skye, and Jura. The Pessimists refuted. We will set the following facts against the above gloomy inspirations. The very careful and fortunately managed Forest count 1889, showed 534 stags, or 759 for the whole ground, 23 taking Ardfin at 80 and Tarbert at 145. In 1878 we reckon there were 525 Forest stags, or 695 for the whole ground. Very little faded material in 1889 count be it remembered. The stock of decrepit stags is much reduced, also that of ugly narrow heads. The death rate of Forest stags has fallen from

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