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TheCorilx)u livee in ln-nl.s whirh \ar\ from t-n to thiv humh.-d in number. As it IB 80 

 valuable an animal, ii i- Mil-j.i-t to great persecution at lli- hamN <>f white and ml hunters, 

 who lia\.- VIA ingenious mode-, of ti-ij.piii- or -talking tlii- war\ ami >ift Deer. The most 

 ingenious plan i- thai which is rmplo\.-d l.\ tin- K>quimau\. ho .11^ a large hole in tin- 

 iriouiul.al.oiii tiv.- f.-.-i in d.-j.th. and rji|ll.-of holding sev.-nil ICT. Tln-\ thm cover the 

 a|Tliiri- with a >lal> of i'- or fio/..-n -MOU. which is l.alam'.il <>n two |ii\ol> in -\i< Ii a wa\ that 

 wln-ii a Deer tiwul- IIJM.H ihi- n.-ai-ln'ioii> H.HH ii .smlih-iilv .u^ 1 '- M ">. '' lls I'' 1 " '"'" 'I" 1 I 1 ''- 

 ami i.-simi' - it> (H.^iiioii in rv:uliin-s> for anotln-r \ irtini. Anotli.T plan i^ i<. t nuke a large 



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inclosure, at least a mile in rirru inference, and to drive the Deer into its fatal pn-nm-t-;. The 

 sj.ao- within th- im-losnre is formed into numerous alleys, in each of whirh are long nooses, 

 so that the Deer are caught and strangled as they move to and fro within th- jKiiind. 



The Caribou (Rangtfcr caribou\ or Woodland Caribou, {9 regarded as a peculiarly 

 Amt-riran species. It is large, measuring thtv- f-et six imhes in h-itrht at th- shoiil<li-i^. 



The n-latioiiship of this species with th- Knroj^m ha.s IHM-M a rnatti-r of nnc.-rtaiiity. 

 though k is now conceded that th.-y an- <li>tim't. 



Its present habitat is south of Hudson Bay to Lake Superior, and -,utti-.-aM-rly to Maine 

 and New Brunswick. It was probably common in nuwt of tin- NV\v F.n-laml States. 



The Barren Ground Caribou (Rangtfer grnriil<in<li<->ix) is mm-h smaller than tli.- jireoed- 

 in_- : ili-- horns, however, are much larger, and are very graceful in form It inhabits the 

 barren regions of Arctic America. 



