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DEER. Class I. 



foiithcrn borders of Cathnefs : but they are moft 

 numerous in the beautiful! forefts of Invercauld^ in 

 the midft of the Grampian hills. They are un- 

 known in Ireland. 



This is the left of the deer kind, being only 

 three feet nine inches long, and two feet three inches 

 high before, and two feet feven behind. The 

 weight from 50 to 6olb. The horns are from eight 

 to nine inches long, upright, round, and divided 

 into only three branches ; their lower part is ful- 

 cated lengthways, and extremely rugged •, of this 

 part is made handles for couteaus, knives, Csff. 

 The horns of a young buck in its fecond year are 

 quite plain : in its third year a branch appears ; 

 but in the fourth its head is complete. The body 

 is covered during winter with very long hair, 

 well adapted to the rigor of the highland air j 

 the lower part of each hair is aili-color ; near the 

 ends is a narrow bar of black, and the points are 

 yellow : The hairs on the face are black, tipped 

 with alli-color j the ears are long, their infides of a 

 pale yellow, and covered with long hair j the fpaces- 

 bordering on the eyes and mouth are black. Du- 

 ring fummer its coat has a very different appear- 

 ance, being very (hort and fmooth, and of a bright 

 reddiih cok)r. 



The cheft, belly, and legs, and the infide of the 

 thighs, are of a ycilowifli white ; the rump is of a 

 pure white : the tail is very fliort. On the outfide 



