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of the tail is broadly black ;it the end, grizzled with gray, and rusty 

 toward the base. The cars arc extremely large and thick, densely 

 coated with hairs on both surfaces, those of the concavity being long 

 and somewhat curly. In proportion to the size of the animal the 

 ears are nearly or quite as large as those of the mule deer. The 

 tail is short, full, and foxy, the white hairs not covering more than 

 the lower half of its surface. The metatarsal glands are smaller 

 than those of the mule deer, larger than in white-tailed deer. They 



are surrounded by a small 

 tuft of whitish hairs which 

 barely suffice to mark their 

 location. There are no 

 dusky hairs surrounding 

 the light ones. The tarsal 

 glands are also small, with 

 inconspicuous tufts. There 

 is nothing distinctive about 

 the form or size of the 

 hoofs or antlers; their 

 measurements are given 

 below. Measurements of 

 the fresh s p e c i m e n 

 ('skinned, but with head 

 and limbs entire) : From 

 tij) of nose to eye. 150 mm.; 

 to ear. 240: to tip of car. 

 150; to base of horn. 225; 

 to occiput. 280. Ear, 

 height above crown. 190; 

 above notch, 14r>; width. 

 1 10. Distance bet w ee n 

 eyes. 100. Girth of head 

 behind antlers, 420. Tail 

 to end of vertebrae, 210: 

 to end of hairs, 27">. Eye, from inner canthus to lachrymal opening, 

 1-"): length of lachrymal opening, 13. Front hoof, length of an- 

 terior edge (chord), 40; superior edge. 36; inferior edge (i. e., 

 greatest length of hoof measured below). (')('>: from tip of hoof to 

 base of accessory hoof. 100; width of one great hoof. 21: width of 

 both taken together. 11 ; length of false hoof, its external edge, 28.5; 

 its width at base. 17. Hind hoof, length of anterior n]^, 40; 

 superior edge. 34; inferior <'<\<n\ <">.">: from tip of hoof to base of 

 lesser hoof. !()!>: width of each great hoof, 18; width of both taken 

 together, 35; length of accessory hoof, its external edge. 23; its width 

 at base, 20. Antler, distance from burr to tip in a straight line, 1G4; 



Fig. 18. — Odocoii.eus < rooki. Skull of type. (Cat. No. 

 36752, r.s.x.M.i a. Lateral view; b, dorsal view; c, 



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