ANTLERS OF THE CARIBOU 105 



of the viscera, with the conclusion that the live weight of the 

 animal was 410 pounds. 



For their body size, Barren Ground Caribou have very 

 large antlers. They sweep back so far, rise so high and spread 

 so widely that they have the effect of magnifying the height 

 and bulk of the wearer. As will be seen by the following 

 measurements, the antlers of the Barren Ground species are 

 longer than those of the Woodland, but have fewer points 

 and in most cases less palmation. In the series of plates of 

 all species published by Mr. Madison Grant in his valuable 

 paper on "The Caribou" (Report of the New York Zoological 

 Society, 1902), one of the most striking differences between the 

 two groups is the tree-top appearance of all Woodland antlers, 

 and the open, armchair effect of the Barren Ground types. 



Measurements in Inches of Caribou Antlers 



in the national collection of heads and horns, new york 



zoological park 



LENGTH 



OF MAIN WIDEST 



R. arcticus N. Labrador.. . . 5%y 2 41% 44 



BEAM SPREAD POINTS 



Greenland Caribou R. groenlandicus W. Greenland... 52 413^ 21 

 Hauren Ground 



Caribou 



Peary Caribou R. pearyi.. Ellesmere Land. 41% 27M 24 



Grant Caribou R. granti Alaska Peninsula 62 50 21 



Kenai Caribou R. stonei Kenai Peninsula. 58% 39 J^ 40 



Osborn Caribou R. osborni Yukon Territory 62% 43% 34 



r , \ R. terraenovae. . .Newfoundland. . 51% 32 26 



Caribou J 



NeWFOI \I)I,\ND I „ , XT J" 11 1 rn. <«,/ Oft 



^ } R. terraenovae. . . JNewioundland . . 50 44% Si 



Caribou J 



Mountain Caribou R. montanus ... .S.Brit. Columbia 34 28 % 31 



The Reindeer in Alaska. — In 1887 Mr. Charles H. 



Townsend advised the Government 1 that it would be a very 



1 "The Cruise of the Corwin in 188.5," p. 88. 



