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RECORDS OF BIG GAME 



Head of Mule-Deer. From a specimen in the possession of Mr. K. S. Cameron. 



MULE-DEER (Mazama [Dorcelaphus] hemionus). 

 (Odocoilens heuiiomis of American naturalists.) 



Antlers with a much shorter sub-basal snag than in the white- 

 tailed deer, beyond which the beam is directed outwards for a short 

 distance, and then curves upwards to form a regular fork, both prongs 

 of which are usually equal, and generally subdivide so as to form five 

 points on each side. Ears very large and heavy ; tail short and 

 small, with a black tip. Gland -tufts on hock and cannon-bone 



