418 FOUR-FOOTED AMERICANS 



] >EER Family 

 CervidcB 



(dumber of Nortli Aiiu'rican SjK'Cios. Nine) 



jMales (and in one species the females) lla^'ing antlers that 

 are shed annually. 



American Deer . . . . • Dorcelaphus americanus. 



Height at shoulder, 3 feet. 



Elk or Wapiti . . Cervus canadensis. 



Height at shoulder, 5 feet. 



Moose (Elk of Europe) . . . Alces alces. 



Height at shoulder, 6 feet. 



Caribou or Reindeer . . . Rangifer caribou. 



Height at shoulder, 4 feet. 



Antelope Fa:\iily 

 Antilocaprids 



{Number of North American Species, Onei 



Nearly related to the Beef Family, but having pronged 

 horns, shed annually. 



Pronghorn, Prong-horned Antelope . Antilocapra americana. 

 Height at shoulder, 3 feet. 



Bkiof <ii; jMeat Family 

 Bovidae 



(Number of Nortb AnuM-icirn Speeies, Five) 



All the members <if this family are good for food. Both 

 males and females have hollow horns without branches, 

 which are never shed. The horns of the males are gen- 

 erally very much larger than those of the females. 



Bighorn or Mountain Sheep . . Oyis cervina. 



Height at shoulder, ?j\ feet. 



Mountain Goat . ... . . Oreamnos montana. 



Height at shoulder, 2| feet. 



