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to allow A horseman to get down and shoot, it is just long enough to 

 secure a standing shot to the dismounted hunter. This renders them a 

 rather easy mark to the man who can endure the hard walking and 

 laborious climbing necessary to obtain the shot ; for, as year by year 

 they become more shy and retiring, their chase approximates more and 

 more to that of the mountain sheep. 



" The doe drops her young in May, generally producing twins ; but 

 occasionally one iawn is the result, and very rarely triplets. The fawns are 

 at first spotted with white, but have lost their spots by the end of 

 September, at which time the doe will be rejoined by her offspring ot 

 the previous year, and, albeit she eludes them at times, these persistent 

 followers always manage to turn up if alive. Though without turther 

 claim upon her affection, they still retain a strong fondness for her ; and 

 should she be killed when in their company, they will return to seek 

 her after some hours, or perhaps on the succeeding day." 



THE CALIFORNIAN MULE-DEER 



[Mazama hemioinis califoniica) 



Typically from Gaviota Pass, in the Coast Range, this race of the mule- 

 deer seems to be found over the greater part of the Calitornian Coast 

 Range to the southward of San Francisco, exclusive of the extremity ot the 

 peninsula. The ears are smaller than in the typical race, while the tail 

 is longer, and has the middle of the upper surface of the white portion 

 traversed by a dark line covering about one-third ot its circumterence. 

 The colour is generally similar to that of the typical race, although 

 said in some instances to be distinctly brighter. 



