70 THE DEER OF AMERICA. 
The Elk.. . . . . . Grrrritu, Cuv., V. 303. 
The Moose... . . . Harpy, F. L. in Ac, 45, Fig., 1869. 
Largest of all the deer family and most ungainly in form. Head long 
and narrow. Eyes small and sunken. Nose long and flexible and cov- 
ered with hairs, except a spot between the nostrils. Ears very long and 
coarse. Antlers large and spreading; broadly palmated with numerous 
sharp points. Neck short and stout and nearly horizontal; higher at 
the wethers than at the hips. Body short and round. Legs long and 
stout ; fore legs the longest. Accessory hoofs large and loosely attached. 
No metatarsal gland. Tarsal gland inside the hock present but small, 
U.MANZ-CHICAGO- 
Female Moose. 
and covered with black reversed hair. Hair long, coarse, and rather 
brittle; longest about the neck; color variant from black to brown and 
yellowish gray. Antlers wanting on the female, which is smaller than 
the male and lighter colored in winter. 
GENERAL REMARKS. 
I have never attempted the domestication of this species, and 
have seen but few live specimens, and then under circumstances 
not favorable to a careful study of the animal. Hence my ex- 
aminations have been principally confined to mounted specimens 
