. Zoology : for students and general readers . Zoology. THE SHEEP AND ITS VARIETIES. 609 States by the common Virgiuiaii deer {Oariacus Virginianvs Gray, Fig. 526), tlic elk or wapiti {C'ervus Canadejisis Erxle- ben. Fig. 527), and the caribou {Rangifer caribou Audubon and Bachman), whicli is probably a variety of the European reindeer {R. tarandus Sundevall). In these beautiful, grace- ful forms the solid antlers are cast off annually ; with the exception of the reindeer the females or does have no antlers. The prong-horn antelope {Antilocajjra Americana Ord,. Fig. 528.—Head of yuuiig Prong-h
. Zoology : for students and general readers . Zoology. THE SHEEP AND ITS VARIETIES. 609 States by the common Virgiuiaii deer {Oariacus Virginianvs Gray, Fig. 526), tlic elk or wapiti {C'ervus Canadejisis Erxle- ben. Fig. 527), and the caribou {Rangifer caribou Audubon and Bachman), whicli is probably a variety of the European reindeer {R. tarandus Sundevall). In these beautiful, grace- ful forms the solid antlers are cast off annually ; with the exception of the reindeer the females or does have no antlers. The prong-horn antelope {Antilocajjra Americana Ord,. Fig. 528.—Head of yuuiig Prong-horn Antelope.—After Hays. Fig. 538) SO characteristic of the western jjlains, also drops its horns in the autumn, though they are hollow (Fig. 529) and with a persistent core as in the ox and goat. It crops grass, not, like the deer, eating leaves of trees and shrubs; " in fleetness it excels all other quadrupeds of our conti- nent," though it is short winded, and does not run a great distance (Caton). In its hollow horns, and tlie i)resence of a gall bladder, which is absent in the Oervidw, the prong-horn. 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 Packard, A. S. (Alpheus Spring), 1839-1905. New York : Henry Holt
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