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nearer obliterated than on any of our other species, as not a ves- 
tige remains of the metatarsal gland, and the tarsal is the least 
of all in size. As'we shall hereafter see, the metatarsal gland is 
wanting on three of the other species, yet on all these the tarsal 
gland remains in full size or nearly so in proportion to the size of 
the animal. 
2 is from the Woodland Caribou. 3 is from the Male, and 4 is from the Female Wild 
Reindeer of Norway. 
On the Woodland Caribou the tuft of hairs over the tarsal 
gland also has its characteristics, which enable one who has 
studied it to readily recognize it, though it is more variable in 
size and shape than on the moose. The hairs composing the tuft 
occupy a descending position. From the upper end the tuft 
commences to rise up gradually, and so continues to the lower 
