Svib. Fani. I. Cervinae. 

 27. Cerviis. 



I. °^; C. '^; P. ■^; M. i=^ = 34. 



4-4 0—0 3—3' 3-3 Jt 



Cervus. Linn. Syst. Nat., 1758, p. 66. 



Antlers only present in male, supported by short pedicles, rising 

 at acute angles to the median line of skull; never regularly forked at 

 first division, and furnished with tines; brow tine present; no ridges 

 on frontals; canine teeth large in American species; lateral metacar- 

 pals only represented by the upper ends. 



50. canadensis. Erxl. Syst. Regn. Anim., 1777, p. 305. 



s/roi2gyiiH-cros, Schreb. Saugeth., v, p. i, pi. ccxlviii. 



wapiti. Barton, Am. Phil. Trans., 1869, p. 70. 



Type locality. Eastern Canada. 



Geogr. Distr. Rocky Mountain region from New Mexico to Brit- 

 ish Columbia, and from the eastern base of the range westward to 

 about i20th meridian. East of the westward borders of the great 

 plains it is practically extinct, although it may still linger in northern 

 Minnesota and possibly in North Dakota. 



Genl. Char. Size very large; antlers with often more than five 

 tines; curving backwards, flattened in upper portion; fourth tine long- 

 est; brow and bez tines close together and of nearly equal length; 

 crowns sometimes cup-shaped, caudal disk enormous; mane devel- 

 oped, tail short. Tarsal gland absent, metatarsal present. Lachry- 

 mal large, naked. 



Color. Siimnu-r Pelage. Head, neck and underparts verv dark 

 chestnut brown, sometimes black beneath; sides, back and thighs 

 yellowish gray; a white or straw-colored patch on rump uniting with 

 white between the hind legs, the lower border of this patch being 

 black; legs clove brown. Individuals vary considerably in color. 



Winter Pelage. Resembles the summer in color, but the hairs are 

 much longer and there is a heavy under coat of fur. 



Measuremtnts. Height at withers, 1627; total length, 2973; nose 

 to occiput, 558; tail vertebra, 213. The dimensions vary greatly and 

 those of one specimen are hardlj- a criterion for others. 



Antlers. Length along outside curve from 1448 to 1655; circum- 

 ference about bez tine 183-237; tip to tip, 622-1650; widest inside, 

 902-1398. 



a. — orcidenlalis. [Cerrus), Smith, Griff, .\nim. King., 1827, iv, pp. 

 101-103. 

 roosepelti, Merr. Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., [897, p. 271. 

 Tvpe locality. Northwestern America, no definite locality given. 



