ON A HYPOSPADIC PSEUDOHERMAPHRODITIC ELK. 3 



meter being the anteroposterior, and the shorter the ver- 

 tical. 



The complete division of the antler of the right side is 

 of interest and, although it is a pathological feature, it may 

 throw some light on the homologies of the antiers of the 

 Elk. It appears qiiite clear that the anterior long tine of 

 this animal corresponds with a brow-tine, and the posterior 

 knob represents the posterior main portion of normal antiers. 

 To judge from the situation and direction of this long (brow-) 

 tine compared with that of the first spike of young animals 



Fig. 2. Skull of pseudohermaphroditic Elk- 



of this species it appears possible that the latter really is 

 homologous with a brow-tine, and the other portion of the 

 antler woiild in snch a case first appear in the second stage 

 of development. 



The skull of the present animal is in consequence of the 

 slight development of the antiers rather feminine looking in 

 its general shape. Otherwise it does not display any very 

 noteworthy features. The nasals have a maximum length of 

 about 115 mm. In spite of this quite normal development 

 the mesethmoideum appears on the upper surface of the skull 

 as a wedge-shaped bone 47 mm. in length and 15 mm. in 



