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need not be surprised if the great moose range 

 on the head waters of the Liard, Peace, Stickine, 

 and Yukon should give us the third variety. The 

 animals of that country are very large, are darker 

 than the moose of Maine and Lower Canada — 

 even darker than those of the Kenai, yet their 

 antlers are not nearly so massive as those grown 

 on the Kenai Peninsula. These two facts were 

 obtained by personal observation, but I never 

 secured specimens sufficiently perfect to permit 

 the establishing of their identity. There is a 

 large area of country farther north in which I 

 am convinced the moose differ in character from 

 those in any part of the country just mentioned; 

 and one may readily infer there is yet much to 

 learn about the moose. 



Just how the moose from different sections of 

 their ranges may vary in size is yet a matter 

 largely of opinion. A more complete compila- 

 tion of carefully made measurements from a 

 series of adults from widely separated ranges 

 will be necessary to determine this, as well as 

 other points of great interest concerning this 

 animal. 



The moose of the Kenai Peninsula are reputed 

 by many to be the largest in America, and from 

 such measurements as it is possible for me to 

 secure I might accept that conclusion. But there 

 are so many magnificent ranges from which we 



