Barren-Ground Reindeer 



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on the terminal expanded portion of the beam, which is separated by a long 

 interval from the bez-tine. Usually, if not always, the back-tine is absent, 



Fig. 9. — Skull of Barren-Ground Reindeer. From a specimen in the possession ot the 



Hon. Walter Rothschild. 



and the antlers do not exhibit the sliarp " elbow " about the middle ot the 

 length of the beam seen in those forms with a well-developed back-tine. 

 Compared with the Newfoundland reindeer, the curvature oi the beam is 

 much slighter. One of the brow-tines is usually more or less expanded 



