256 NORTHERN ZOOLOGY. 
the horns. Colour.—The nose and face are grayish-white, and a brown mark, originating 
between the nostrils, is continued behind their naked margins downwards to the lower jaw, to 
unite with a dark patch that is situated behind the chin; the chin and throat are white; the 
forehead is of a dull or soiled dark brown, mixed with umber, The neck, back, sides, and 
hips, are brownish-gray, the hairs clothing those parts being dark brown from their roots to 
near their tips, where they exhibit a pale yellowish-brown ring, surmounted by a black tip. 
The black tips are more conspicuous on the spinous processes of the neck, and form there a 
dark line, which is continued, though less distinctly, down the middle of the back, The 
colour of the chest is blackish-brown, and a dark line is continued from it down the centre of 
the belly; the fur on the posterior part of the belly is long and hairy; the anterior part of 
the belly is fawn-coloured ; the posterior part is white, as are likewise the interior surfaces of 
the thighs. The tail, at its junction with the back, has a dark brown mark; the greater part 
of it is, however, white, with a tinge of brown, and its tip is black. The legs are of a mixed 
yellowish-brown and black colour, anteriorly, and of a very pale brownish-white, posteriorly, 
DIMENSIONS. 
Feet. Inches. Feet. Inches. 
Length from the tip of the nose to the brow Length of the tail (vertebre) ; - O 
between the horns . é 1 0 96 oD with the hair 0 9 
5, from the brow to the tail . HA 4 Height at the fore-shoulder : a 6 
DESCRIPTION 
Of a full-grown female, killed April, 1827. 
Has no antlers; the colours of the fur are more distinct ; the upper parts are gray, with 
minute specklings ; colour of the chest, between the fore-legs, dark hair-brown ; between the 
hind-legs the fur is nearly white. The forehead is of a paler gray than the forehead of the 
-male, and there is a large white patch surrounding the origin of the tail. 
DIMENSIONS. 
Feet. Inches. Feet. Inches. 
‘Length of back, from the neck to the tail . 3 0 Length of head and body. . . 5 1 
$5 neck . ’ : 1 0 95 tail, with the hair, about ’ 0 8b 
5 head, from nose to between the 5 ears . . - . O 8 
ears : ° : or all 1 Height, about . 6 . . 2 5 
