Alaskan bighorn [_Ovis Canadensis dalli_], 176, 181 _n._, 223-224, 226, 246.
Alleghanies, the, eastern boundary of buffalo range, 120.
Allen, Professor J. A., 79, 80. Monograph on American bisons by, 119.
Animals, attachment of, to one locality, 138-146.
_Antilope americana_, white goat termed, 259.
Arctic islands, musk-oxen on, 51, 60, 85, 93.
Argalis, Asiatic, mountain sheep distinguished from, 223.
Audubon, J. J., 122, 147. “Missouri River Journal” quoted, 157-159.
Bache Peninsula, musk-oxen killed on, 76-79.
“Barren Ground of Northern Canada,” W. Pike’s, 47.
Barren Grounds, hunting in, 17-29. Physical character of, 34-35. Route for best reaching, 50-51. Snowfall in, 35.
Bear River Valley, buffalo formerly abundant in, 125.
Bedson, S. L., experiments in breeding buffalo by, 148.
Bighorn, American [_Ovis canadensis_], 223-224. _See_ Mountain sheep. Alaskan [_Ovis canadensis dalli_], 176, 181 _n._, 223-224, 226, 246.
“Biological Survey of Mount Shasta,” 250.
Birds, attachment of, to certain localities, 142.
Bison, American [_Bos bison_], 111-166. Mountain, 126, 135-136. Points distinguishing, from European bison, 165. Prairie [_Bos bison typicus_], 165. Reported relation of musk-ox to, 75. _See_ Buffaloes.
Bitter Root Mountains, white goat found in, 275.
Blackfeet Indians, white buffalo skin dedicated to Sun by, 127.
Bonneville, Captain, on buffaloes in Bear River Valley, 125.
_Bos bison athabascæ_ [Wood bison], 117, 123, 165.
_Bos bison typicus_ [Prairie bison], 165.
British Columbia, mountain sheep in, 225, 226. White goat in, 231, 250, 275.
Brown, Arthur, on southern range of white goat, 247.
Brush, absence of, from Barren Grounds, 35-36.
Buffaloes, agility of, 135-136. Attachment to one locality, 140-146. Battles between males, 131-132. Bulls, 129-132. Butchering of, by Indians, described, 157-159. Calves, 132-135, 146-147. Color of, 126-128, 132-133. Cross-breeding of, 147-150. Description, 165. Domestication, 147-150. Extermination of, 111-119. Habits, 129-130. Hair, 165. Height, 165. Herds of, 117, 161-163. Hides, 130-131. Horns, 165. Indians hold sacred, 127-129. Methods of hunting, 150-156. Migrations, 137-142. Panics among, 136-137. Range, 119-126, 165. Rubbing-stones, 131, 163. Rutting season, 131-132. Superstitions concerning, 127-130. “Surround” method of hunting, 150-156. Trails, 138. Weight, 165. Young, 132-135, 146-147. _See_ Bison.