654 UNGULATA. 



Its footmarks are very similar to those of the Caribou, but are rather 

 longer and narrower. These animals assemble in herds of from twenty 

 to thirty in August, and bring forth a calf about the latter end of May. 

 If the hunters keep themselves concealed when they fire upon a herd, 

 the poor creatures mistake the noise for thunder, and crowd together." 

 The Musk Ox has a long-haired, woolly hide ; the horns are remarkably 

 broad at the base, where they approximate very closely ; the first half of 

 the horns is rough and light-colored, the tip smooth and black, and, 

 after covering with a kind of long helmet the summit of the forehead, 

 they turn down boldly behind the eye, and are again hooked upward 

 at the tip. 



The Musk Ox supplies the Esquimaux with a favorite article of 

 food. Its flesh, as the name indicates, is marked by a strong musky 

 odor, but except for a few weeks in the year, it is perfectly fit for food, 

 and is fat and well-flavored. 



