182 SCANDINAVIAN REINDEER. 



of a uniform reddish-brown tint. In August this 

 changes to a blackish colour, becoming grey during 

 the winter. 



Although both sexes are furnished with horns, 

 those of the hind (or " simle," as she is called in 

 Norsk,) rarely exceed 14 to 18 inches, measured 

 along the curve ; while those of the stag or " ren " 

 reach a much larger size. A pair taken from a Deer 



shot by myself two years ago measure as follows : 



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Inches. 



Length of antler following the curve . 47 



Width between antlers from tip to tip . 41 

 Length of brow antlers 14-15 



The total number of points, including the small ones 

 on the brow-antlers, is thirty-seven ; but the head 

 is a remarkable one, and by far the finest I have 

 ever shot. I have described the circumstances under 

 which this head was obtained in LAND AND WATER, 

 Feb. 4, 1871. 



In the great majority of Eeindeer horns from 

 Northern Europe only one brow-antler is fully 

 developed the other appearing merely in a rudi- 

 mentary form, as a knob, or in some cases a spike, 3 

 or 4 inches in length. I have noticed that this is 

 also the case with the North- American " Cariboo/' 

 though I have seen heads of this animal from 

 Newfoundland in which both frontal antlers are 

 perfectly developed. 



