3i8 Game of Europe, W. & N. Asia & America 



brought from Ellesmere Land and Grinnell Land by Lieut. Peary, U.S.N. 

 Dr. Allen adopted the name -wardi tor the musk-ox not only of East 

 Greenland but of Greenland generally, and provisionally included under 

 the same title the Grinnell Land and Ellesmere Land animal. Since, 

 however, the two latter territories are separated by sea (Smith Sound, 

 Kane Basin, and Kennedy Channel) from Greenland, it is quite probable 

 tliat the musk-ox found there may be distinct trom the Greenland torm, 

 in which event it was suggested that it should be called atter the celebrated 

 American explorer. It should be added that Dr. Allen regards the Green- 

 land musk-ox as a species rather than a local race ; his comparisons showing 

 that it differs from the American form in respect to the shape of the horns 

 of the bull and also of the front hoofs. His description accords well with 

 the two type specimens, of which the male is shown in Plate VL of this 

 volume. 



In general coloration, inclusive of the horns, the Greenland musk-ox 

 is lighter than the American animal, having a large white or whitish 

 patch on the face, and the ears and the whole of the front of the head 

 more or less grey. In the bull the basal expansion of the horns is 

 much shorter (from above downwards), and its shape somewhat different. 

 The front hoofs are also narrower and less curved outwardly, so that 

 the space enclosed between each pair is slit-like instead of being balloon- 

 shaped. 



Dr. Allen's description is as follows : — 



" Above with a ' saddle-mark ' of light brown or whitish brown on the 

 middle of the back, varying somewhat in degree of lightness, size, and 

 shape in different individuals ; rest of the body dark brown, lighter and 

 more rufous brown on the shoulders, a white area on the front of the head, 

 forming a broad face-spot ; ears, and a rather broad, not well-defined patch 

 below the ears, spreading forward on the sides of the head, grey ; the rest 

 of the head, where not white, whitish, or greyish white, is more or less 



