WHITE-TAILED 
DEER 105 
Head of Mexican White-tailed Deer in the Collection of 
Major W. Anstruther Gray. 
B—MEXICAN WHITE-TAIL (M. americana lichtensteini). 
This is one of the smaller races of the species, the height at the 
shoulder ranging from about 33 to 36 inches, and the antlers being 
usually smaller and simpler than in the northern race. 
Distribution—Mexico. In Northern Mexico this race is represented 
by the Texan MW. a. texana, and in the extreme south by M. a. 
tolteca, which does not turn red. The Central American specimens 
entered below belong to other races. 
Length 
on out- Circum- Tipto Widest Bante 
side ference. Tip. inside. OEMS: 
curve. 
= 184 a 9s te. 5+4 
= ey ai 
138 38 6 iz 343 
gg Rs y 67 es Bear 
ees ae 9b 33 
8} 24 4? 68 3+4 
Locality. 
Mexico 
Do. 
Do. 
Venezuela 
Costa Rica . 
Mexico 
— Owner’s measurements. 
Owner. 
J. C. Phillips. 
Major W. Anstruther Gray. 
British Museum. 
Hon, Walter Rothschild. 
Sir Edmund G. Loder, Bart. 
Sir Victor Brooke’s Collection. 
