shmvn in the accompanying illustrations. In the 1901 trip to the Alaska Penin- 

 sula a skull of U. mcrriami was obtained, from which the sj)ecies was originally 

 described, and in the spring of 1903 nine of the ten skins and skulls obtained 

 represent this animal, and include individuals of various ages. 



The number of s]>eciinens obtained during the three seasons, 1901, 1902, and 

 1903. number '325 mammals and 617 birds, besides many nests and eggs. The 

 mammals comprise about 30 Bears in complete condition for mounting and 40 

 additional skulls, representing altogether 6 species; 17 specimens of the big 

 Alaska Moose, in addition to the 5 specimens obtained in 1900, representing both 

 sexes and various ages; 29 Caribou, representing four distinct species; 39 Big- 

 horn Sheep, representing two species, in both the summer and the late fall coats; 

 4 Mountain Goats, representing a new subspecies; 14 specimens of the Sitka 

 Deer ; and 2 1 80 small mammals, ranging in size from a Fox down to Shrews and 

 Voles, and ci unprising about all of the species known from the regions visited. The 

 specimens are all carefully prepared, with flesh measurements, and all are in 

 excellent condition for mounting and in ample series for showing the adults of 

 both sexes and the yc;ung in various stages of growth. 



Fii;. 40. OSBORX CARIBOU. 



An old male Rangtfer osborni, the largest specimen of Caribou of which there is any record. 

 Taken by Mr. Stone on Levi-1 Mountain. Northwest British Columbia, late in September, 1902. 



