. [Articles about birds from National geographic magazine]. Birds. 1 hntn In L-LUl^e Mui TIIK SAUli COW MOOSi; COMING TOWARD THE AUTHOR "Whik- changing plate-holders, T was surprised to see the moose turn about and ci>me toward me on a slow trot. To the uninitiated this would probably have meant a bold charge, and, to the nature-faker, sufficient grounds for an exciting story. The animal was now so close that 1 could notice the nostrils working convulsivel_\', and could see that if let alone she would pass to my leeward about five feet—the first position in which she could get the scen
. [Articles about birds from National geographic magazine]. Birds. 1 hntn In L-LUl^e Mui TIIK SAUli COW MOOSi; COMING TOWARD THE AUTHOR "Whik- changing plate-holders, T was surprised to see the moose turn about and ci>me toward me on a slow trot. To the uninitiated this would probably have meant a bold charge, and, to the nature-faker, sufficient grounds for an exciting story. The animal was now so close that 1 could notice the nostrils working convulsivel_\', and could see that if let alone she would pass to my leeward about five feet—the first position in which she could get the scent witlv'ut coming at me directly" (sec page 447). from nearh- an equal ntimber found in the bordering spruce forests, which the porcupines had, with few exceptions, badly gnawed (see pages 460-4(^)1 ). Tiie members of two hunting parties who visited our camp were surprised and pleased at this collection, and ctjuld not understand why they had only seen a few worthless horns in their long jour- neys afoot. This was because the more open country was usually watched from a knoll witli the aid of field-glasses, or thev failed, wdieti moving about, to de- tect the prong or two of some great horn nearly hidden in the soft moss, or did not know the meaning of the great white slabs here and there on many an exposed hillside. In one case I located the best antler of the trip at the distance of over a mile, the glass showing that the ser- rated edges could not be other than the outer rim of a fine horn. Three distinct t\'])es of horns were fciund: First, the so-called normal, or broadly palmated kind; second, one of great length and narnjw beam, and third, a small fan-sha])ed ^'ariety (see picture, page 465). The first t3'pe was represented at times bv two rather unusual modifications : {a ) great thickness of the lower beams with a second set of brow antlers beneath, and (b) broadl}' palmated horns with no divisional separation of the so-called brow antlers (see page 464). In no
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