418 FOUB-FOOTED AMERICANS 



Deer Family 

 Cervidas 



(Xumber of North American Species, Nine) 



Males (and in one sj)ecies the females) having antlers that 

 are shed annually. 



American Deer Dorcelaphus americanus. 



Height at shoulder, ;} feet. 



Elk or Wapiti Cervus canadensis. 



Height at shoulder, 5 feet. 



Moose (Elk of Europe) Alces alces. 



Height at shoulder, feet. 

 Caribou or Reindeer Rangifer caribou. 



Height at shoulder, 4 feet. 



AxTELOPE Fa:\iily 

 Antilocapridae 



(Niiiiibcr of North American Species, One) 



Nearly related to the Beef Family, but having pronged 

 horns, shed annually. 



Pronghorn, Prong-horned Antelope . . Anti/ocapra americana. 

 Height at shoulder, 3 feet. 



Beef ok Meat Family 

 Bovidae 



(Numher of Xortli American Species, Five) 



All the members of this family are good for food. Both 

 males and females have hollow horns without branches, 

 which are never shed. The horns of the males are gen- 

 erally very much larger than those of the females. 



Bighorn or Mountain Sheep Oyis cervina. 



Height at shoulder, 3J- feet. 



Mountain Goat Oreamnos montana. 



Height at shoulder, 2| feet. 



