ABBREVIATIONS AND SIGNS 



- Owner's measurements and particulars, or other known authority. 



<J Male. ? Female. ... Unrecorded. 



R, Right horn or antler. L, Left horn or antler. 



Measurements are usually on the outside of the longest horn from base to 

 tip; with Deer from the bottom edge of the burr, or coronet, to the highest 

 tip-point, except when notified to the contrary. 



Circumference is at the base ; with Deer above brow-tine ; in the Red-Deer 

 and Wapiti group between bez and trez tines. 



Length is expressed in inches, when not otherwise stated. 



Weights taken in the field should be accepted as approximate, and, unless 

 the contrary is stated, are those of adult males. 



Heights are in most cases taken at the shoulder of adult males (see p. 515). 



