. Catalogue of the ungulate mammals in the British Museum (Natural History). Ungulates. 130 CATALOGUE OF UNGULATES Antlers very large, with' more than five tines, curving back- wards, and much flattened in the upper half; bez-tine present, fourth tine longer than all the others, and with the fifth, which is also long, forming a nearly symmetrical fork, the fourth, fifth, and sixth tines being situated nearly in the. Fig. 24.—Head of Wapiti (Cervus canadensis). same plane as the portion of the beam immediately below them, so as more or less nearly to occlude one another when viewed from the fro
. Catalogue of the ungulate mammals in the British Museum (Natural History). Ungulates. 130 CATALOGUE OF UNGULATES Antlers very large, with' more than five tines, curving back- wards, and much flattened in the upper half; bez-tine present, fourth tine longer than all the others, and with the fifth, which is also long, forming a nearly symmetrical fork, the fourth, fifth, and sixth tines being situated nearly in the. Fig. 24.—Head of Wapiti (Cervus canadensis). same plane as the portion of the beam immediately below them, so as more or less nearly to occlude one another when viewed from the front; brow-tine rising close to the burr, and approximately equal in length to the bez; crown normally not cupped ; rump-patch very large; throat-fringe greatly developed; tail very short; ears about half the length. 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 British Museum (Natural History). Dept. of Zoology; Lydekker, Richard, 1849-1915. London, Printed by order of the Trustees
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