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A mounted head ot this race presented to the British Museum in 1H99 

 by Mr. W. G. P. Graves, R.N., is remarkably light-coloured, showing 

 much white on the muzzle, forehead, ears, and round the eyes, while the 

 neck is entirely white. The antlers are of the same general type as the 

 pair figured by Dr. Allen, being, for reindeer antlers, unusually sym- 



FiG. 8. — Skull and Antlers of Nova Scotian Reindeer. 

 Killed by Mr. F. C. Selous, 1 90 1. 



metrical, and having the bez-tine separated by a long interval from the 

 brow-tine, and the back-tine remarkably small. 



In his work on the Antelope and Deer of Aineriea Mr. Caton expressed 

 his belief that the Newfoundland reindeer is in the habit of crossing over 

 the ice which in winter connects its island home with the continent ; and 



