1885.] 



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Fig. 2. Side view of face of Cervatces Americanus. 



Fig. 3. Side view of face of Alee* machlU. 



The Skull. 



The skull resembles most that of the living moose, though strik- 

 ingly different from it in many respects, in which it approximates 

 to Gervus. In spite of the greater size of the animal, the 

 skull is both absolutely and relatively shorter than in the moose ; 

 this reduction, however, is chiefly confined to the region in 

 front of the molar teeth. The cranium is considerably broader 

 than in Alces, especially between the bases of the antlers. The 

 appearance of that part of the face which is in advance of the 

 molar teeth is strikingly different from the same region in the 

 moose, and approximates rather that of Gervus (see figs. 1, 2 and 

 3). This difference is further increased by the fact that the nasals 



