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U. 8. P. R. R. EXP. AND SURVEYS ZOOLOGY GENERAL REPORT. 



ear is a light sooty brown, as is the lower portion and tip of the opposite side. The hairg 

 themselves are dull whitish near the base, pale cinnamon elsewhere. 



Measurements. 



Nose, to occiput - 7. 60 



to eye. 4. 00 



toear 7.00 



to root of tail 31.00 



to end of outstretched hind legs 63. 00 



Length of orbit .93 



Tail, from root to end of vertebrae.. 8.00 



from root to end of hairs 10.00 



Ears, height posteriorly 6.75 



height anteriorly - 4.50 



height internally above skull - 4. 50 



height above notch 4.50 



width 3.08 



total length of cartilage .- 5. 66 



Arm, between claws across shoulder 50.00 



length of fore arm 7.00 



from elbow to end of claws 16.50 



metacarpus . 6.50 



fore foot, from end of metacarpus 4. 00 



longest claw . . 



Leg, from knee joint to end of claws , 21.00 



tibia . 10.00 



hind foot, from end of tibia to foot 7. 50 



hindfoot 4.00 



Commissure of mouth 2. 08 



Width of nostril 1.00 



Circumference at shoulder 19. 00 



at middle of body 25.00 



Inches. 



In the preceding detailed description of the Virginia deer I have presented the principal 

 features of form as seen at all ages. As characteristic of the adult, I may add, that in summer 

 the hair above and on the sides is of a uniform bright bay or yellowish red, without annulation 

 of any kind, and only a little paler towards the roots. The under parts are mostly white. The hair 

 is also very thin and close pressed. 



The winter coat varies considerably, however. The hairs are much longer and denser. The 

 prevailing tint all over, except where otherwise indicated, is a light yellowish red, with a 

 strong tinge of gray, and finely mottled or variegated with brown. The hairs, taken singly, 

 are of a light ash at the base, then brown, (darkest at tip,) with a subterminal annulus of 

 light grayish chestnut or grayish red. The space between the fore legs, and extending in a 

 point a little posterior to this is like the back but with no distinct annuli. The whole under 



