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Head of Male Prong- horn. 



PRONG-HORN (Antilocapra americana). 



Although commonly termed an antelope, this ruminant differs from 

 all the members of the Bovidce by the forking of the horns. These are 

 annually shed from their bony sheaths and replaced by a new pair, 

 which commence to grow up beneath the old ones before they are cast 

 off. In consequence of this difference the species represents a family 

 {Antilocapridtc) by itself. Horns absent or rudimentary in the female. 

 Ears long and pointed, tail short, and neck maned. General colour 

 chestnut, with a white rump-patch, and white bars on the throat. 

 Height at shoulder, 36 inches ; weight, 70 to 80 Ibs. clean. 

 Distribution. Western United States, from British Columbia to Mexico. 



I-ength 



on Circum- Tip to Widest T .. 



outside fcrence. Tip. inside. T-ocahty. Owner, 



curve. 



-\1\ 6A 9 X.W. Canada . . . . |. Whitakcr. 



- 17 ... ... 20 ? Otho Shaw. 



outside 



16 6/, .. ... \. Dakota .... President Roosevelt. 



l Si 6.1 5; ... Wyoming St. George Littledale. 



- Owner's measurements. 



