Year: 1925
Type: book
Abstract: State of Mexico.The plain on which this hunt occurred has been Inown from that day to the present as the Llano del Cazadero, in commemoration of this event.The station of Cazadero on the main line of the Mexican Central Railroad marks this vicinity.Fie. 1.-Original and present distribution of the pronghorned antelope.'The black line marks the limits of the distribution before European settlements in America.The shaded portion indicates the area within which antelope are now found (1922)(1923)(1924) in scattering bands.Details of present distribution within this area are shown on separate maps of States and Provinces (figs 8 to 21), and in Table 1, page 3 __ The hunt took the form of a great drive of game by the Indians, during which, the author states, 600 deer were killed, among which were large stags "and those which they call verrendos."He states that the verrendos did not occur in Spain, and that "they not only ran but flew," thus indicating that the remarkable speed of these
Source: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture eBooks
Author: Edward William Nelson
Language: English
Subfield: Ecology
Field: Environmental Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W4295093047