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and another quite the contrary? If it is owing to 

 either or both of the parents, there surely must have 

 been as fine heads as the one I possess ; but then, I 

 ask, what has become of them ? for my own part I 

 know not where to find one. 



T will now give some particulars of the head and 

 horns in my possession, with some remarks thereon. 



Before the animal was one year old, tlie horns began 

 to appear, about the latter end of May. In the follow- 

 ing April these were shed, when they were nine inches 

 long. A very short time afterwards, others began to be 

 developed, and, in the latter end of April following, 

 these were also shed, though not both on the same 

 day. These had "brow," "bay," and "tray," with 

 upright — altogether upwards of two feet in length. 

 In his third year he had the same kind of antlers, with 

 two points on top on one horn, and two and an offer 

 on the other. In his fourth year, antlers as before, 

 with two points and an offer on each horn. In his 

 fifth year, antlers the same, vrith three points on each 

 top. In his sixth year, antlers as before, with four 

 points on each top. In his seventh year (when he was 

 killed) antlers as before, though on one horn the points 

 were not so perfect as in his sixth year. It will thus 

 be seen this deer had seven on each horn, making 

 together fourteen. 



I do not think there is much difference in the 

 points, &c., up to ten years of age, but the beam 

 increases in size, antlers, &c., in length. After that age, 



