CLASS MAMMALIA. 



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The family may be classified into genera by the 

 conformation of the antlers. 



cc. 



UJ 

 LU 



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IP 



Q- 

 O 



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 o 



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CONICAL. 



f Bending forward. 

 [ Bending backward. 



Cer'vus mr gm i a' mis. Deer. 



< CSr'vus capre'dlus. 

 ( Cer' vus can a din' si*. 



Roebucic. 

 , .. 

 Wapiti 



PALM ATE n. j 



Moderately at tips. Cer'vus da' ma. 



Deer. 



Broadly at tips. 



R<lng'\fer cdr'i bou. Caribou. 



Rang' i fer ta ran' dus. Reindeer. 



Broadly. Al'ces -inal'chis. >Ioose. 



Horns not developed Mas' chug mos cfilf er its. Musk Deer. 



FIG. 386. 



G'er'vus da' ma. Fallow Deer. ( 3 V) 



The Fallow Deer, so called from its tawny brown 

 color, is the domesticated species of the English parks. 

 A large buck takes the lead of the herd, and suffers 

 none but a few favorites to approach his regal presence. 



