X. 
British Deer Heads. 
interest when taken in conjunction with the above standard measurements. Measure- 
ments take no account of the infinitesimal curves and gradations of a stag's horns. They 
are not everything, though all good heads would measure well. Beauty of form is a 
most important feature in estimating the quality of a trophy. This can best be seen 
in the photographs with which this record is illustrated, and which, taken in conjunction 
with the measurements, enables anyone to form his own opinion of any one trophy. 
Except in the case of the roe deer photographs are all taken to the same scale. 
The scale of the roe deer, however, is twice the size of the red deer. 
