4 RECORDS OF BIG GAME 



by its small bodily size, and the great length and simple form of the 

 antlers, in which, except on the brow-tine, there is scarcely any palma- 

 tion. Certain other local forms have been named by American 

 naturalists ; and the reindeer of Siberia and Nevada Zemlia have 



Head of Male Newfoundland Reindeer. From Dr. J. A. Allen. 



respectively received names, viz. R. t. sibiricus and R. t. pcarsoni. 

 Reindeer heads are probably some of the most difficult to measure, 

 owing to the different curves the top points frequently present. Females 

 have smaller and lighter antlers than males. 



Mr. Abel Chapman, in the Field, states that two or three-year-old 

 bucks run between 224 and 280 Ibs. ; but one big stag was made 

 (perhaps erroneously) to scale over 420 Ibs., clean. 



