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46 Game of Europe, W. & N. Asia & America 



THE SONORAN WHITETAIL 



[Mazama amcricium coi/csi) 



This small desert form of whitetail, which is named after the late Dr. 

 Cones, is an inhabitant of the arid districts ot the south-west, ranging 

 through Arizona and the Sonoran country of Mexico. It is met with to 

 the north in the Gila valley and as flir south as the wooded districts in the 

 neighbourhood of the city of Mexico. It is very considerably smaller 

 than the typical race of the species, but its antlers are almost identical in 

 shape. In the summer coat the general colour ot the upper-parts is dull 

 fawn with a tinge of ochre, passing into mouse-grey on the back, and 

 becoming tawny or reddish brown on the sides, with the throat, the under- 

 parts, the inner side of the limbs, and, of course, the lower surface of the 

 tail, white. There is also a little white on the toes above the hoofs. The 

 upper surfice ot the tail is reddish brown with a narrow margin of white. 



The type specimen was killed at Crittenden Camp, in Arizona. 



THE TEXAN WHITETAIL 



[Mazama amcricana tcxand) 



The tan-tailed deer of Texas, as this form is frequently called by sports- 

 men, is another small race, specially characterised by the black tips and 

 edges ot the relatively small ears, its pale colour, the small size and in- 

 curvation ot the antlers, and the relatively large size of the cheek-teeth. 



In the winter coat the top of the head is black and the sides grey, and 

 a black stripe runs from between the ears to the root of the tail ; the 

 general colour ot the upper-parts is a mixture of yellowish white and grey. 



