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LARGE HORNS. 



many are much larger. The figure below is the skull of a 

 bison shot by Lt. Burnside, at Dindegal, the outside curve 

 being thirty-two and a half inches. The big bull of Peer- 

 mund, -the last bison I killed had one of his horns broken, 

 but the sound horn was thirty-five inches long and eighteen 

 inches in circumference at the base. The largest horns of 

 a cow bison I killed were twenty-five and a half inches in 

 length, and nearly twelve inches in circumference at the base. 



DIMENSIONS OF THE HORNS. 



a. to b. 25^ inches 

 c. to d. 42 inches 



e. to f. \2]/ 2 inches over the ridge 



. £• 17 inches in circumference 



f. to h. > 



i. to j, xoyi inches 

 Length of R. horn ; 

 Length of L. horn 31^ inches 

 Length of head 22^ inches. 



The first bison that fell to my rifle was in my trip to the 

 Dandilly forest, he was a young bull. I had some rather 

 stirring adventures with them, but at that time I was young, 

 and much too excitable to be a steady shot ; one of these 



adventures is worth recording. 



One evening I went with 



