244 FAUNA AMERICANA. 



part of the nose, dull cinereus; back intermixed 

 with blackish-tipped hairs, which form a distinct 

 line on the neck, near the head tail ; reddish-cine- 

 reus, black at the tip. 



Dimensions. Length from the base of the ant- 

 lers to the origin of the basal process, two inches ; 

 from the basal process to the principal bifurca- 

 tion, from four and a half to five inches ; terminal 

 prongs of the anterior branch, four to four and a 

 half inches ; of the posterior branch, two and a 

 half to three inches ; from the anterior base of the 

 antlers to the tip of the superior jaw, nine and a 

 quarter inches ; of the ears, seven and a half 

 inches ; of the trunk of the tail, four inches ; of 

 the hair at the tip of the tail, from three to four 

 inches. 



Description. Antlers slightly grooved, tubercu- 

 lated at base, a small branch near the base, cor- 

 responding to the situation and direction of that 

 of the C virgitiianus, the curvature of the anterior 

 line of the antlers is similar in direction, but less 

 in degree, to that of the same deer; near the 

 middle of the entire length of the antlers, they 

 bifurcate equally, and each of these processes 

 again divides near the extremity, the anterior of 

 these smaller processes being somewhat longer 

 than the posterior one. The ears are very long, 

 extending to the principal bifurcation, about half 

 the length of the whole antler; the lateral teeth 

 are larger in proportion to the intermediate teeth 



