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in the Reindeer. Only one species occurs in the State, but 

 another doubtless did in earlier days. 



a. Horns large, curved mostly backward, the tines all directed 



forwards, size large. Genus Cervus. 



aa. Horns small, curved forward, the tines all directed 



upwards, size smaller. Genus Odocoileus. 



GENUS CERVUS, L- 



(C. canadensis Erxl. Eastern Wapiti, American Elk. 

 Reddish brown, paler in winter; height at shoulders five 

 feet; horns five feet long. Now extinct in the United States, 

 but probably occurred in the western part of the State 150 

 years ago.) 



GENUS ODOCOILEUS, RAF. 



53. O. virgianus Bodd. Virginia Deer. Color in summer 

 reddish, grayer in winter, under parts white. Not 

 uncommon in the eastern section of the State and in the 

 mountains, but rare or absent in the more thickly settled 

 portions of the center. 



FAMILY BOVIDAE. (THE CATTLE AND ANTELOPES.) 



Only one genus, Bison, ever occurred east of the Mississippi, 

 the cow, goat and sheep belong to this family. 



GENUS BISON, H. SMITH. 



(B. bison L. American Bison, Buffalo. The Buffalo was 

 no doubt found in the western part of the State in early 

 days.) 



ORDER VI. FERAE. 



(THE CARNIVORA OR FLESH EATERS.) 



Canine teeth well developed, cheekteeth formed for cutting, 



