Bull. 1089, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. 



Plate X. 



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Fig. I. — Reindeer on Winter Range. 



Photc^aphed February 21, 1921, at Pitmikalik, bet'^een St. Michael and the mouth of the Yukon. 

 The snowfall was light in this region in 1921 and the reindeer are seen grazing practically unham- 

 pered by it. 



Fig. 2. — Moss Uncovered by Reindeer. 



The herds paw through the snow with their forefeet to reach the lichens and other vegetation 

 upon which they feed on the winter range. 



