a 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 
30 THE AMERICAN BISONS. 
TABLE VII. 
MEASUREMENTS OF METACARPAL BONES. 
Exireme. length... 223} 207] 213) 218] 194] 230 
a diameter o proximal end .....-. +++. s esse ee ee eee ‘ 75| 88) 56 
istalOn@')... so 84) 84) 82) 76 Oa 
Teast ‘ancion of aa oe: 5 5 47\  52\ 30 8 
circumference of shaft... ....:2....-..-6- 3s ios eee 153] 145} 130) 184) 87) 135 
Explanation of Table VII. 
1. Bison antiquus. Yukon River, Alaska. (No. 6573 of the National Museum Register, J. Lockhart, 
collector.) : 
2. Bison americanus. Very large old male, — the largest specimen I have ever met with. (No. 12,233 
National Museum Register.) 
Bison americanus. Very large old male. (Mus. Comp. Zodl., No. 10.) 
Bison bonasus. Large old male. (Mus. Comp. Zodl., No. 165.) 
Bison americanus. Adult female. (Mus. Comp. Zool., No. 12.) 
Large Domestic Bull, “Baron of Oxford.” 
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TABLE VIII. 
Measurements or Mrracarpats or BisoN AMERICANUS FROM BrcG-BonE LIckK, Kentucky. 
Ep miveme lemet 9) 2 0 174] 188] 193] 184) 198} 183) 192) 203) 213 
Tre apes diameter . ee ON se 60) 50) G2) Cli 61) Gy) 75| 69) Ts 
tal end. 4 5 ee. 58) 52) 63) 61) 62), 691 73) 70) 73 
Teast oe Ce Dee so 35| 80; 35) 37) 39) 45) 48) 45) 45 
reu eae o shalt 5.6.56 ee ae .| 98 85) 98} 104/ 110) 120) 128) 116) 128 
Explanation of Table VIII. 
1. No. 2463. Full-grown female. 6. No. 2489. Adult male. 
2, “ 2475. Young female. 7, “% 9459. Adult male. 
3. “ 2470. Adult female. 8. “ 2488. Adult male. 
4. “ 2476. Adult female. 9. “ 2467. Adult male. 
5. “ 2466. Adult female. 
