RANGIFER 985 



Geographical distribution. — Now probably confined to the 

 -wooded portions of Finland, east to the Kola Peninsula, and 

 nearly extinct. Formerly ranging westward into the wooded 

 portion of northern Sweden where it is now probably represented 

 by the large woodland race of tame reindeer found in certain 

 districts. 



Diagnosis. — Size greater than in Rangifer tarandus (height of 

 adult male at shoulder about 1 200 mm. ; upper length of skull 

 about 300 mm.) ; skull with nasal bones narrow and highly 

 arched ; teeth relatively small (upper tooth-row about 85 mm. ; 

 lower tooth-row about 90 mm.). 



Measurements. — For cranial measurements see Table opposite. 



Bemarhs. — This animal, which I know only from Lonnberg's 

 description and figures, appears to be specifically distinct from 

 Rangifer tarandus. 



RANGIFER PLATYRHYNCHUS Vrolik. 



1829. Cervus (Tarandus) platyrhynchus Vrolik, Nieuwe Verhandel. van 't 



Kroninke Nederl. Inst., Eerste Klasse, pt. 2, p. 160 (Spitzbergen 



see Vrolik, I.e., p. 239). 

 1862. Cervus tarandus forma spetsbergensis Andersen, Ofversigt af Kongl. 



Vetensk.-Akad. EBrhandl., Stockholm, xix, p. 457, October 8, 1862. 

 1866. [Rangifer arcticus'] var. spitzbergensis Murray, Geogr. Distrib. 



Mamm., p. 334, described on p. 155. 

 1902. Rangifer spitzbergensis Camerano, Mem. Eeale Aocad. Sci. Torino 



2d ser., li, pp. 159-240, 1902. 

 1910. Rangifer spitzbergensis Trouessart, Faune Mamm. d'Europe, p. 232. 



Type locality. — Spitzbergen. 



Geographical distribution. — Spitzbergen. 



Diagnosis. — Size much less than in Rangifer tarandus and 

 R. fennicus (height at shoulder of mounted adult male in Turin 

 Museum, 680 mm. ; upper length of skull less than 225 mm.) ; 

 skull with nasal bones broad and little arched) more widened 

 anteriorly than in the continental species ; teeth relatively as 

 large as in R. tarandus. 



Measurements. — For cranial measurements see Table opposite. 



Specimens examined. — Two mounted individuals and six skulls 

 (U.S.N.M. and Turin). 



Remarks. — The Spitzbergen Reindeer is sharply and com- 

 pletely differentiated from both of the species occurring in 

 continental Europe. 



