498 APPENDIX. 



The Moose Deer. (Cervus alces Linn.) F. B. A. 1. 



p. 232. 



The moose deer feeds principally upon the smaller 

 twigs of the willow ; and is found from Hudson's Bay 

 to the Pacific, in every part of the fur countries 

 where that shrub grows sufficiently tall, following the 

 Mackenzie river to the shores of the Arctic sea ; but 

 never entering the barren grounds. From the extreme 

 wariness of the moose, the acuteness of its senses of 

 hearing and smelling, and its speed of foot, the art of 

 killing it is considered as the chef-d'oeuvre of an Indian 

 hunter, except in spring, when a crust has been formed 

 on the snow, and then it may be run down without much 

 skill. It is the largest of the American deer, and fur- 

 nishes the best and most juicy meat, with the exception 

 of the rein-deer, the flesh of which, when in season, is 

 more delicate. A full-grown fat moose deer weighs 

 1000 or 1200 pounds. The skin, when dressed, forms 

 the best leather for mocassins. 



The Rein-deer. (Cervus tarandus Linn.) F. B.A.I. 



p. 238. 



The rein-deer, or caribou, as it is termed by the 

 Canadian voyagers, is of two kinds: a larger race or 

 variety, which exists in the wooded parts of the country, 

 principally on the coast and near or upon the moun- 

 tains; and a smaller kind, which frequents the barren 

 grounds, retiring within the verge of the woods in the 

 depth of the winter, but travelling to the shores and 

 islands of the Arctic sea in the summer. The latter 

 eats grass ; but its principal food, for a considerable por- 

 tion of the year, consists of the various lichens which grow 



