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the withers and bottom of the girth. If the heart is 

 missed the bullet penetrates the lungs, which, although 

 not instantly fatal, is a deadly shot. If an animal is below 

 you a deer or ibex for instance aim near the girth 

 but not clear of the body ; if he is above you, it is 

 not in accordance with my experience that any allowance 

 should be made, but some sportsmen say the point of aim 

 should be higher. In all these cases the animal aimed 

 at is supposed to be standing at ordinary sporting 

 ranges ; but, if moving, a proportional allowance must 

 be made for distance, direction, and rate of speed. 

 Practice alone will teach the amount, which with 

 Express rifles is very small. 



The following measurements of the heads of two 

 bull bison are taken from one of my old diaries, and 

 are the largest that appear in it, but the most 

 symmetrical head measured about 33^ inches across the 

 horns, and the upper portion is shown in the plate 

 containing specimens of deers' heads. 



Greatest breadth across horns, 39f inches ; 38 inches. 



Breadth from base to base of horns, 14 inches ; 13^ 

 inches. 



Length from top of skull to nose, 19^ inches ; 22^ 

 inches. 



