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are really Old World forms, whose entrance into America 

 is apparently a comparatively recent event. Probably both 

 the mi-lou and the American deer are the descendants of 

 an extinct group, with antlers of the same general type, 

 which flourished in Europe during the later portion of 

 the Tertiary epoch. The greater the pity that such an 

 ancient and remarkable type as the former should be on 

 the point of extermination ! 



