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have less than thirty points. As a whole, the antlers have an 
arm-chair appearance. 
If these distinctions between the two great groups of 
Caribou will not hold good, none will. 
Tue Woopianp Carrsou of Maine, Ontario and Quebec 
(Rangifer caribou), is the original type of what recently has 
become a group of species. Its body color is bluish brown and 
gray, which color also suffuses the neck, head and hind 
quarters. In October the new coat is of a dark color known 
as seal brown, quite different from the same pelage in 
spring. 
Originally the NewrounpLtanp Carisou were referred 
to the species named above, but in 1896 rank was given to 
them as an independent species (R. terraenovae), chiefly on 
account of their very light color. They are the whitest of 
all Caribou except the Peary Caribou (R. pearyi) of Elles- 
mere Land. 
In 1899 Mr. Ernest Thompson Seton described the BLack- 
Facep Carrsou of southeastern British Columbia (Revel- 
stoke) as Rangifer montanus, or Mountain Carrsou. The 
new September coat is almost black. The antlers are short, 
but throw off a surprising array of long tines. 
In 1902 the large, dark-colored Caribou of the Cassiar 
Mountains, in northern British Columbia, was described by 
Dr. J. A. Allen as OsBorn’s Carrsou (Rangifer osborni), the 
name bestowed being in honor of Professor Henry Fairfield 
Osborn, the distinguished zoologist of the American Museum 
of Natural History. This species attains a shoulder height of 
55 inches, and is said to be the largest of all Caribou. In 
