562 UNGULATA. 



of patient nibbling, to swallow the whole crust without ever letting it 

 drop out of her mouth. 



The Fallow Deer display great susceptibility to music ; even the 

 wildest will come near and listen t(j the notes of a horn. Sportsmen in 

 Germany sometimes avail themselves of this taste for melody to allure 

 the poor creature within range of the gun. 



It is from the Fallow Deer that the best venison is procured, tliat ol 

 the stag being comparatively hard and dry. The skin is well kncjwn as 

 furnishing a valuable leather, and the horns are manufactured into knife- 

 handles and other articles of common use. The shavings of the horns 

 are employed for the purpose of making ammonia, which has therefore 

 been long popularl}' known under the name of hartshorn. The height 

 of the adult Fallow Deer is about three feet at the shoulders. It is a 

 docile animal, and can be readily tamed. Indeed, it often needs no 

 taming, but becomes quite familiar with strangers in a ve'-y short time, 

 especially if they should happen to have any fruit, bread, or biscuit, and 

 be willing to impart some of their provisions to their dapple*.! friends. 



GENUS CAPREOLUS. 



The Roe Deer inhabits all Temperate and Southern Europe to Syri-i. 

 with a distinct varietv in Northern China. Wc will coi;ft'>c our rema.-k>' 

 to the best known of the tivo species. 



THE ROE DEER. 



The Roe Deer, Caprcolus vulgaris (Plate XLII), is smaller than the 

 Fallow Deer, being only two feet and a quarter in height at the shoulder. 

 The antlers rise up straight, without any prong projecting forward over 

 the eye, and fork rather tlian Ijrancli, tlirowing out one prong in fnMit, 

 and one or two behind, acconling to age. The antler, from the base to 

 the first fork, is thickly covered with wrinkles. The head is short, the 

 neck slender and longer than the head, the fore-quarters powerful, the 

 legs long and slender; tlie eves are large and lively, with long lashes on 

 the upper lid, the laclirymal groove very small ; the ears are of moderate 

 length, and stand wide apart. The thick coat of the Roebuck alters 

 according to the season. In summer the back and sides are of a reddish- 



