VARIATIONS OF THE WHITE-TAILED DEER 79 



creature's waving tail that in the West many hunters call it 

 the FLAG-TAILED DEER. 



There are two points in which this deer differs from all 

 others and by which it can easily be recognized. 



1. Its antlers rise a short distance from the forehead, then 

 suddenly drop forward, with the beam almost horizontal., and 



TAILS OF AMERICAN DEER. 



1. Columbian Black-Tail. 



2. Mule Deer. 



3. White-Tailed, or Virginia Deer. (Small specimen.) 



from the beam three long, sharp tines rise perpendicularly. The 

 antlers of nearly all other deer point backward as they rise. 



2. The tail is very long, pointed at the end, bushy near the 

 body and white underneath, as described above. 



The White-Tailed Deer is the best known of all our hoofed 

 animals except the buffalo, because it is the one most widely 

 distributed and has been the longest known. Generally 



