The western world. Picturesque sketches of nature and natural history in North and South America (1874)
Kingston, William Henry Giles, 1814-1880 · London, New York [etc.] T. Nelson and Sons · leaf 85
OSE, OR ELK. Without further preface, therefore, we will commence our survey with the elk. The monarch of the American pine forests—the swerb moose or elk—ranges from the mouth of the Mackenzie Rver to the shores of the Atlantic, at the eastern extremity of Nova Scotia, and passing the great lake… … ears moving, watching for a foe; his bristly mane >rect; his large body supported on his somewhat thick but agile limbs, standing fully six feet six inches in height e the shoulder, above which rise the head and antlers) The creature’s muzzle is very broad, protruding, and covered with hair, except…
Natural history · Natural history -- America
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