. Commissioners' report . i^. o w 819 CERVUS CANADENSIS, (Erxleben). THE WAPITI OR AMERICAN ELK. Specific Chiracter.—Hoofs short, broad and rounded. Iail very short anddepressed. Larmiers nearly as lono- as the eye ; naked portion of the muzzle in-feiiorly only half as wide as the septum of the nostrils. No naked glandularspace on the outer edge of the hind legs, but a short whitish patch of hairs nearthe upper part of the metatarsus. In summer, general colour, Hofht chestnut red ; davkest on the neck and legs ;thioat and median ventral line dusky, almost black. Chin dusky, with a narrowpatch

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. Commissioners' report . i^. o w 819 CERVUS CANADENSIS, (Erxleben). THE WAPITI OR AMERICAN ELK. Specific Chiracter.—Hoofs short, broad and rounded. Iail very short anddepressed. Larmiers nearly as lono- as the eye ; naked portion of the muzzle in-feiiorly only half as wide as the septum of the nostrils. No naked glandularspace on the outer edge of the hind legs, but a short whitish patch of hairs nearthe upper part of the metatarsus. In summer, general colour, Hofht chestnut red ; davkest on the neck and legs ;thioat and median ventral line dusky, almost black. Chin dusky, with a narrowpatch of light yellowish on either side, a broad median yellowish patch under thehead. Rump yellowish white, bordered by a duskv band, which extends downthe posterior face of the hind legs. Winter colouis more gray. Habitat.—Virginia, California and northward through Canada. A few arestill found in Northern Ontario. Average Size-—^Equal to a horse. Average Weight.— 500 pounds. Average Height.—5h feet at shoulders. Average

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