FJIi(,f—New Maniniid.s. 137 



tovviini it8 anterior end, being pomewhat the .sliape of an arruwliead di- 

 verted of its point, while the same Ixme in tlie otlier two forms i)reRerves 

 an oqnal widtii for nearly the entire lenuth. The l)asis])henoid and pres- 

 phenoid are also narrcnver in the new form. Tliu foramen ovale, and fora- 

 men lacerum anterius are botli larger and more widely open than are those 

 in the forms compared, and the foramen rotundum is also larger. 



Color.— Type, bull in prime of life. A narrow whitish band between 

 ears, behind the bosses of the horns, and a small brown saddle on middle 

 of back ; rest of head, neck and body, jet black. Fore legs grayish in 

 front, black behind changing into grayish white above the hoofs; hind 

 legs black in front, becoming gray above hoof ; grayish on sides and hinder 

 part. Long black hairs on body covering the legs to the knees. Nose and 

 lips and cliin giayish white; ears black. 



The young bull, female, and calves resemble the type in their jet black hue 

 and in the varying coloi- of the legs. The old bull isof adark ])rown hue be- 

 coming black upon the flanks, l)ut no white whatever showing anywhere. 

 The old cow is of the same general color as the aged bull, but has a little 

 white upon the sides of the nose. 



MeasureiaciUs. — Skull : Total length, 4;>0 ; occipito-nasal length, 355 ; 

 greatest breadth across orbits, 245; median length of nasals, 121 ; greatest 

 width posteriorly, 04; anterior width (at tips), l;>; zygomatic width, 168; 

 palatal arch to end of premaxilhe, 249 ; greatest width of palatal floor be- 

 tween fourth i)remolars, 76; length of horn core from edge on top of head to 

 tip, 230; length of upper tooth row, alveolar border outer side, 140; posterior 

 widtli of basioccipital, 62 ; anterior width in front of bullae, 32; length of 

 mandible, 345 ; length of lower tooth row, alveolar border outer side, 145. 



Eoiutrks. — Comparison of skulls has been made between specimens of 

 0. moschatus from north of Great Slave Lake and one of 0. m. ivardi 

 brought from Bache Peninsula, west side of Kane Basin, by Commander 

 Peary, kindly loaned to me by Dr. J. A. Allen of the New York Museum. 

 These with the skulls of 0. m. niphoscus were from bulls of about the same 

 age. 



Shortly after my return from the expedition into Africa in 1896,1 re- 

 ceived information that twelve specimens of musk-ox had arrived at New 

 Bedford, Mass., and I at once sent the Taxidermist of the Museum to see 

 them and i-eport upon their condition. The report being favorable, the 

 twelve were imrchased and brought to the Museum. The account given of 

 these individuals by Mr. Luce of Thomas Luce & Co. of New Bedford, was, 

 that on a previous voj'age of one of their whaling ships, the firm, having 

 decided to try to obtain some musk-oxen, directed the captain to make 

 arrangements with the Eskimos for their capture, and ammunition and 

 supi)lies for the hunt were i)rovided. This was done, and on the next 

 trip, carrying the necessary desidei-ata, the ship was met at a point on the 

 coast (the exact locality unknown to me) by the Eskimos, who, on receiving 

 the supplies, departed for the interior, agreeing to meet the ship at the 

 same place on its return south in the autunm, with such skins as the}' 

 might have been successful enough to secure. On the ship's arrival in the 

 autumn the Eskimos were at the place appointed with the skins of twelve 



