Boros István (szerk.): A Magyar Természettudományi Múzeum évkönyve 51. (Budapest 1959)

Szunyoghy, J.: The variability of the branch numbers of stag antlers in the Carpathian Basin

Table II. Number of antlers according to the number of branches, shot in the Carpathian Basin in the free range between 1884—1912. Grouped according to years Y e a r 26 24 22 20 1« 16 14 12 10 8 i 6 •c iked V Total Y e a r P ° i n t e r s 1 c 0) V Total 1884 1 6 12 18 67 112 122 91 28 4 31 115 607 1885 , — 3 8 28 77 134 148 111 53 6 58 16 642 1886 1 1 5 22 49 94 100 93 56 13 55 80 569 1887 2 7 25 63 118 148 94 56 12 48 17 590 1888 1 - 7 12 50 117 142 86 41 12 32 8 508 1889 1 2 JI 51 92 129 101 45 8 52 103 595 1890 — 3 7 22 72 108 125 102 16 8 60 107 660 1891 — 3 4 23 53 125 163 106 52 6 25 95 655 1892 — — 1 24 62 120 132 96 26 8 30 15 514 1893 — 4 6 28 65 151 150 100 63 12 66 96 741 1894 2 3 11 37 113 193 218 117 36 8 58 58 854 1895 — 3 2 8 15 70 137 175 131 65 21 38 39 701 1896 — — 6 19 82 118 177 87 35 7 31 11 573 1897 — 1 3 5 8 46 137 239 239 151 75 7 102 34 1047 1898 1 2 4 6 37 113 201 250 154 61 27 82 125 1063 1899 — 6 19 55 143 226 339 223 125 19 110 41 1306 1900 — — 1 0 9 37 105 217 254 197 102 29 71 78 1102 1901 — 2 2 6 8 43 134 278 374 279 138 19 65 28 1376 1902 1 1 6 15 48 165 350 391 272 147 29 95 45 1565 1903 — I 3 6 26 62 161 34 ! 363 289 102 28 92 11 1488 1904 — — o 14 54 149 314 402 297 154 28 80 94 1588 1905 — — 4 9 40 140 508 363 306 152 18 105 66 1711 1906 — — 1 2 16 45 142 291 380 245 319 16 57 12 1326 1907 — — 5 31 63 143 221 177 86 16 36 4 782 1908 — 1 2 13 25 94 216 281 192 76 11 49 43 1003 1909 — — 2 15 35 109 203 258 151 81 44 62 234 1194 1910 — — 1 5 14 40 126 235 261 142 48 144 52 144 1212 1911 — — 1 4 10 28 84 194 250 139 81 9 46 649 1495 19.12 — — — — 4 11 70 118 140 97 46 6 52 1 10 684 Total 2 5 23 84 275 921 2809 5696 6695 4626 2195 575 1740 2508 28 154 Concerning the tine-numbers of antlers shown in displays in the period 1880—1914, we can establish the fact that there were exhibited 2 26-pointers, 5 24-pointers, 12 22-pointers, 66 20-pointers, 143 18-pointers, 299 16-pointers, 492 14-pointers, 423 12-pointers, 214 10-pointers, 60 8-pointers, 11 6-pointers. A total of 1,734 antlers. As is to be seen from this enumeration, 20- or morepointers are rather rare. Most frequent are 14-, 12-, 16-, 10-, and 18-pointers. Since we also know the places of origin of the exhibited antlers, I have grouped the frequency values of tine-numbers according to Comitats. (I desist from also enumerating the several localities within the Comitats referred to, since they conform, in their majority, with the locality data published in my paper "Data to our knowledge concerning the body weight of stags in the Carpathian Basin"). It is easily observable from this list that, as regards manybranchedness, the Comitats Máramaros and Baranya lead before Comitats Bereg, Ung, Somogy, Verőcze, Gömör, Zala, Zemplén, etc. (Table 1.), in the period under discussion. Also the antler material exhibited in Hungary after World War I (1920) is very interesting. This consisted of 636 items. Of these, there was 1 28-pointer,