. Familiar life in field and forest; the animals, birds, frogs, and salamanders. Zoology. The spike horn. Antlers four years old. Antlers three years old. first appear is a most remarkable part of the develop- ment of the horns. I quote in part what Dr. Mer- riam has to say regarding it: " The new horns of a deer in the Adirondacks are first seen about the mid- dle of May; they appear like soft, dark-colored excrescences which, as they rapidly elongate, harden from below upward. By the time the growth, which is accomplished in about three months, is completed, all but the tips is well oss
. Familiar life in field and forest; the animals, birds, frogs, and salamanders. Zoology. The spike horn. Antlers four years old. Antlers three years old. first appear is a most remarkable part of the develop- ment of the horns. I quote in part what Dr. Mer- riam has to say regarding it: " The new horns of a deer in the Adirondacks are first seen about the mid- dle of May; they appear like soft, dark-colored excrescences which, as they rapidly elongate, harden from below upward. By the time the growth, which is accomplished in about three months, is completed, all but the tips is well ossified; the soft, velvetlike skin now begins to peel off in irregular shreds, and by the first or middle of September the horns are generally clean. This vel- vet does not come away of itself, but the animal rubs. The skin now begins to peel off in irregular ;. 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 Mathews, F. Schuyler (Ferdinand Schuyler), 1854-1938; Underwood, William Lyman, 1864-1929, phot. New York, D. Appleton and Company
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