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Fig. 72. 



The Daim or Fallow Deer, C. damn, Linn., originally 

 from Barbary, but now common throughout Europe, is 

 smaller than the stag, and is the species common in 

 parks of the wealthy, especially in England. 



The Axis Deer, C. axis, Linn., indigenous to India, but 

 domesticated in Europe, is about the size of the Fallow 

 Deer, and is always of a rich fawn color spotted with 

 white. 



The European Roebuck, C. caprcolus, Linn., is a very 

 small deer weighing only about sixty pounds, and in- 

 habiting the high mountains of the temperate parts of 

 Europe. 



The Genus Moschns Musk Deer is characterized 

 by the absence of horns, and by having a long canine 

 tooth on each side of the upper jaw. The members of 

 this genus are light and elegant in their appearance. 



The Musk Deer, M. moschifc- 

 rits, Linn., is the most celebrated 

 species, being the one which fur- 

 nishes the well-known musk of 

 commerce. This animal is about 

 the size of the common goat, has 

 scarcely any tail, and is covered 

 with coarse and brittle hairs. It 

 inhabits Thibet and the adjacent 

 countries. 



The Genus Camelopardalis 

 Giraffe is characterized by both sexes having conical 

 horns, which are always covered with a hairy skin, and 

 which are never shed. Only one species, the Giraffe, C. 

 girafa, F. Cuv., of the deserts of Africa, is known. It is 

 one of the most remarkable animals in existence in re- 

 spect to the great length of the neck and the dispropor- 

 tionate length of the fore legs. Its head in some cases 

 is eighteen feet from the ground. Its hair is short and 



Musk Deer. 



