152 THE ESSEX NATURALIST
445/63. Female. Killed at 7.10 a.m. on the 21st October 1963
on the A.11 opposite the Clay Ride. Stomach contained grass,
crab apples and leaves of silver birch. The reproductive and
digestive organs were examined by the London Hospital. A report
on these will be published later.
448/63. Male. Killed about 10 a.m. on Woodridden Hill on
the 23rd October 1963. Stomach contained grass, cabbage leaves
and ears of corn. Plate 5.
451/63. Female. Killed on the 28th October 1963, precise
locality unknown.
452/63. Male. Killed at 1.30 a.m. on the 30th October 1963,
on the A.11 between the Warren, Loughton and the Robin Hood
P.H. Plates 2 and 6.
453/63. Female. Shot in Bush Wood, Leytonstone, on the
1st November 1963. See details above.
43/64. Female. Killed at 7 p.m. on the 10th February 1964
on the A.11 outside the Warren, Loughton. The internal organs
were badly damaged. The uterus and ovaries were removed and
preserved. There was no foetus found and the animal was
lactating (cf. 110/63). Weight, 35 Kg. The stomach contents
consisted largely of grass with a few crab apples.
46/64. Female. Killed near the Wake Arms P.H. on the
A.11 on the morning of the 28th February 1964. Weight (less
contents of abdominal cavity), 17.5 Kg. The stomach contained
only grass. The animal was not pregnant, and an examination of
the teeth showed it to be a 1963 fawn.
64/64. Female. Killed on the 12th April 1964, precise spot
unknown. The animal was pregnant carrying a well-advanced
female foetus. This is preserved in the Museum. The stomach
contents consisted almost entirely of grass.
91/64. Male. Killed on the 3rd May 1964, precise spot un-
known. The antlers of this animal became detached in the
accident and disappeared before they could be examined.
P.D.S.A. Female. The Museum was kindly informed of the
presence of a pregnant doe at the Peoples Dispensary for Sick
Animals, Woodford Bridge, which had been injured in an accident
on 16th April 1963; the animal later died. The carcass was
examined for the Museum by Mr. A. Storey. Mr. White, the
Superintendent, has kindly supplied the following details. Body
weight, less foetus, 25.4 Kg. The foetus had no hair and the skin
was jelly like, eyelashes were present though the eyes were sealed.
An X-ray taken of the thoracic region of the adult animal showed
a slight congestion of one lung, but otherwise the animal appeared
perfectly healthy.