VIRGINIAN OR 
WHITE-TAILED DEER 55 
Drawn from a specimen in the British Museum, 
VIRGINIAN or WHITE-TAILED DEER (Cariacus virginianus). 
WEIGHT about 150 lbs. 
HEIGHT at shoulder about 24 inches. 
Distribution—North America from the Atlantic to the Pacific, extend- 
ing into British Columbia in the North, and Mexico in the South. 
Length 
hears Cheba Tip to Tip. Widest Points. Habitat. Owner. 
outside | ference. inside. 
curve. 
273 | 52 | (single horn) | 16 | North America | British Museum. 
274 | 4% 144 19 | 6+6 Do. Do. 
252 | 45 9 19 mr | Near Calais, H. S. Wellcome. 
Maine, U.S.A. 
253 | 43 10% Ig |13+15| Texas Capt. F. Cookson. 
254 | 42 12% 174 |11+9 | North America British Museum. 
244 44 123 184 6+6 Do. J. Carr Saunders. 
244 | 4h 11} 19h | 6+6 | Do. British Museum. 
—24 48 | 193 (spread) | 18 | Nebraska. G. B. Grinnell. 
