. The antelope and deer of America : a comprehensive treatise upon the natural history, including the characteristics, habits, affinities, and capacity for domestication of the Antilocapra and Cervidae of North America . Pronghorn; Deer; Mammals. 234 THE DEER OF AMERICA. The ing of s TAILS. tails of the deer have been mostly described whefl treat- the different species separately, so that now a little rep- etition may become un- avoidable when it be- comes necessary to com- pare them. As the tails of the three largest species (Figs. 8, 9, 10) most resemble each other, and are quite unlite thos
. The antelope and deer of America : a comprehensive treatise upon the natural history, including the characteristics, habits, affinities, and capacity for domestication of the Antilocapra and Cervidae of North America . Pronghorn; Deer; Mammals. 234 THE DEER OF AMERICA. The ing of s TAILS. tails of the deer have been mostly described whefl treat- the different species separately, so that now a little rep- etition may become un- avoidable when it be- comes necessary to com- pare them. As the tails of the three largest species (Figs. 8, 9, 10) most resemble each other, and are quite unlite those of any of the other species, we will treat of them first and together. The tail of the Moose is longer than that of either of the oth- er three, and is longer and larger than that of its European congener. Audubon and Bachman give us the measure- ments of two, one of which was eleven and one half inches, and the other nine inches long. Should we take these for a fair average, we find them much longer than those of the Wa- piti. Both are car- ried closely depressed, though that of the Moose is the most util- ized. The tail of our Elk is never elevated, and rarely moved at all, whether standing at ease or going at their best speed. Flies or mosquitoes may annoy. ^ 01 fi H. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Caton, John Dean, 1812-1895. Boston : Houghton Mifflin
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