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described below have been obtained for the Museum. They 

 were procured through Mr. T. E. Wilson of Banff Hot 

 Springs, Alberta. 



The Cassiar form is named for my colleague, Prof. Henry 

 F. Osborn, Curator of the Department of Vertebrate Palaeon- 

 tology, in recognition of his cordial assistance in obtaining 

 funds to equip and maintain the Andrew J. Stone Expeditions. 



Rangifer montanus Seton-Thompson. 



Rangifer montanus SETON-THOMPSON, Ottawa Naturalist, XIII, 

 No. 5, Aug., 1899, 129. Type locality, Selkirk Range, near Revel- 

 stoke, B. C. Type, mounted specimen, Museum Canadian Geologi- 

 cal Survey, Ottawa, Canada. 



Mr.'Seton described the type of Rangifer montanus as fol- 

 lows: 



"The general colour is a deep umber brown, very glossy, and dark- 

 ening nearly to black on the lower parts of the legs. The neck is dull 

 greyish white, also the underside, the buttocks, lips and belly. Along 

 the ribs on each side is a greyish patch a little lighter than the sur- 

 rounding brown. The white fringe above each hoof is shining white 

 and very narrow." 



Fig. 5. Rangifer montanus^ ? ad., No. 17973, Gold Range Mountains, B. C. About f nat. size. 



The date of capture is given as 1889, the month or season 

 not being stated. The specimens now described were killed 

 the last week in September, and are apparently very much 



