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Carol, append, p. 28. Caricou femelle, Buff. t. 12. 

 pi. 44. 



Cerf de la Louisiane^ ou Cerf du Virginie, G. 

 Cuvier, Ossem. Foss. torn. iv. p. 34. Ejiisd. Reg. 

 Anim. Fred. Cuvier, Manim. Lithogr. avec quatre 

 figures. 



(Encycl. pi. suppl. 13. fig. 2. Cerf de la Loui- 

 siane.) 



Char. Essent. Horns moderate, strongly re- 

 curved forwards, having an antler high, placed at 

 the internal face of each stalk, directed inwards, 

 and two or three others at the posterior face di- 

 rected backw ards ; lachrymal pits ; no canines ; a 

 muzzle ; colour, a cinnamon-fawn in summer, and 

 a fine gray in winter. 



DrMENsioNs. Total length five feet five inches; 

 height before, three feet ; behind, three feet three 

 inches ; length from beneath the neck to the origin 

 of the tail, two feet nine inches ; of the tail, ten 

 inches ; the head, one foot ; of the horns, following 

 the curvatures, one foot ten inches ; weight from 

 ninety to a hundred and tw'enty pounds. 



Description. Form light; head slender; snout 

 pointed ; lachrymal pits consisting of a slight fold 

 of the skin; a muzzle partially developed; tail 

 rather long and thin; horns of the fifth year con- 

 sisting of two cylindrical stalks, whitish, rather 

 smooth, separated at first rather outwards and 

 backwards, and then recurved forcibly forward* 



