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and near Great Bear Lake, make occasional raids upon them, and almost 

 always destroy the entire herd attacked." 



From time to time reports are current as to the occurrence ot mu^k- 

 oxen in Alaska. And in regard to these the following passage may be 

 quoted iVcm a paper written by Dr. J. A. Allen, ^ who corresponded on 

 the subject with Mr. Stone : — 



" In Mr. Stone's notes on the musk-ox he stated that his inquiries 

 amons the Indians and Eskimo west of the Mackenzie River had led 

 him to believe that this animal ' has not inhabited that region tor a 

 very long period.' Since the preceding part of this paper was put in type 

 I have had opportunity again to discuss with him the question ot the 

 existence of musk-oxen in Alaska, and as a result he has kindly acceded to 

 my request to put in writing a more detailed statement ot his reasons tor 

 this belief. This statement . . . seems to show that there is very little if 

 any probability that the musk-ox still exists in any part of Arctic America 

 west ot the Anderson River. While Mr. Stone does not question that the 

 supposed Alaska musk-ox skins mentioned above were shipped to San 

 Francisco from Camden Bay, he claims, apparently with good reason, 

 that thev must have been taken far to the eastward of this point and 

 brought to Camden Bay by whalers." 



THE GREENLAND MUSK-OX 



[Ovihos Dioschatus iviirJi) 



(Plate VI.) 



The first idea that the musk-ox of Greenland might prove distinct from 

 the American animal was suggested to the present writer bv the sight 



' Bi///. Aincr. Mils. vol. \iv. p. S3 (1901). 



