BOVIDA. — CXCVI. 337 
a. Horns erect, compressed at base, with a short branch or flattened process 
in front, the end conical, recurved; nose hairy at tip, except along the 
central line; tail very short; false hoofs obsolete. 
ANTILOCAPRA, 590. 
aa. Horns simple. 
6. Nose almost entirely hairy, not broad at tip; horns curving spirally; 
nose convex in profile; no beard on chin; a gland and duct between 
hoofs; false hoofs present; taillong. . . . . . . . Ovis, 591. 
bb. Nose naked at tip and very broad; horns curved, the base directed out- 
wards; hoofs broad; tail long; forehead broader than long; body 
highest at shoulders; anterior parts with a long, shaggy mane. 
Bison, 592. 
590. ANTILOCAPRA Ord. (Antilope + Capra.) 
1118. A. americana (Ord). PRONG-HORN. CABREE. Rocky 
MountTAIN “ ANTELOPE.’”’ Yellowish brown, marked with brown 
and white. L. about 5 feet. T.7 inches. Height 3 feet. Dak. 
to Tex. and W. 
591. OVIS Linneus. (Lat., sheep.) 
1119. O. montana Cuvier. Bic-Horn. Rocky MountTAIn 
SHEEP. Larger than a domestic sheep; ¢ with immense horns ; 
with smaller ones. Grayish brown. Dak. to Col. and W. 
592. BISON Audubon & Bachman. (Lat., a wild ox or buffalo.) 
1120. B. bison (L.). Burrarto. Bison. Brown; the snout, 
hoofs, horns, etc., black. U. S. generally ; formerly abundant, but 
now extinct, except a few herds in the Yellowstone region. 
OrverR LIT]. FER ZEB. (Tue Fiesu-EATers or CARNI- 
VORA.) 
Canine teeth distinct, conical; molars more or less adapted for 
cutting ; clavicles imperfect or wanting ; toes provided with claws; 
skin covered with hair or fur; alimentary canal short. General 
structure in accordance with the predatory life led by all these 
animals. (Lat., ferus, a wild beast; the name Fere of Linnzeus, is 
much older than Carnivora.) 
Families of Fere. 
a. Limbs short, unfitted for walking, the toes united in a flat paddle, from 
which only the claws project; tail very short; eyes very large; incisors 
often less than 8. (Pinnipedia.) 
6. Hind limbs directed backwards, used only in swimming; claws strong; 
HEC CO SGTOMME fe os Ja aus ane ae at ss) ak, PP HOCED aR, 197; 
aa. Limbs fitted for walking, the toes distinct; incisors §. (Fissipedia.) 
6. Hind feet with 5 toes. 
c. Feet fully plantigrade; sectorial teeth and the molars behind them all 
tuberculate. 
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