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passing into nearly pure white on the under surface of the body ; neck 

 dirty white, somewhat purer in front ; a broad, ill-defined light ring round 

 the eye, and the entire muzzle and lower portion of the face, as well as the 

 extremity of the lower jaw, grayish white ; rest of head like the back ; 

 edges and lower surface of tail and buttocks white ; front and outer surface 



FlG. 8.— Head of Male Newfoundland Reindeer. From Dr. J. A. Allen, 

 Bull Amer. Mt/s. vol. viii. (1896). 



of limbs brownish gray ; feet and terminal third of the metacarpal and 

 metatarsal segments white, passing gradually into the general colour of the 

 limbs above. The female shows rather less white ; and the young is still 

 darker, with a dusky line on the flanks, and a blackish streak running down 

 the back and expanding over the shoulders. 



By previous writers the Newfoundland reindeer has been considered 

 identical with the mainland race. Indeed, after stating that it is found in 



