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might be shot, having one horn only, of defective development ; the 

 kidneys, and the testes with their appendages, of the šame animal ; 

 denoting the side from which each organ had been taken. This he 

 very kindly immediately forwarded to John Cole, the head-keeper, 

 with orders to carry out my wish on any opportunity occurring ; and 

 during the autumu of 1853 I received three cases, each containing 

 all I had solicited, and the several parts tiuly labeled, as I had re- 

 quested * . The antlers attached to the skuUs of two are now on the 

 table, and the other pair of antlers, which were detached. All these 

 bucks were over eight years of age. I carefully examined the several 

 organs belonging to each individual, having the advantage of the 

 assistance of my friend Dr. Crisp in the first and the third examples; 

 and I claim credit from the Society, on the part of hoth Dr. Crisp 

 and myself, for knovvledge of the difference of healthy from diseased 

 structure. We found that every organ examined of each of the three 

 animals was perfectly healthy, normai, and in every respect fully 

 developed, as were all the animals from which they had been taken 

 in most miexceptional health and in high condition ; in testimony 

 of which they had been killed for the table. 



I will now give the measurements of the antlers, and the vyeights 

 of the testes and kidneys, of all the three animals, designating the 

 side from which each had been taken respectively. 



Measurements of the Antlers. 



Developed Antler. Defective Antler. 



in. in. 



No. 1 . Beam, to the anterior A simple bifureation. 



point of the palm . . 22|^ Beam 10^ 



Brow tinę, or antler . . 8 Brow tinę, or antler . . 7 



Bis tinę, or antler .... 4|- 

 Vide fig. 1. 

 No. 2. Beam, to the anterior 

 point of the palm . . 

 Brow tinę, or antler . . 

 Bis tinę, or antler .... 

 No. 3. Beam, to the anterior 

 point of the palm . . 

 Brow tinę, or antler . . 

 Bis tinę, or antler .... 

 Vide fig. 2. 



TVeights of the Testes. 



Side of the developed Antler. Side of the defective Antler. 



No. 1. 2 ounces 210 grains. 2 ounces IGOgrains. 



No. 2. 2 ounces 140 grains. 2 ounces 155 grains. 



No. 3. 2 ounces 128 grains. 2 ounces 138 grains. 



* I niust here offer to Cole my thanks for the intelligent care ■with which he 

 fulfilled the directions, and for the interest he took, and is still taking, in assist- 

 ing me in these inąuiries. 



