X CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER XVI. 



THE LLAMAS. 



The American Camelidae {s2i)—The Genus Auchenia (524>— The Guanaco (525) — Its Habits 

 (526)— The Llama (527) — Its LTse as a Beast of Burden ^527) — The Alpaca or Pace (528) — Its 

 Wool (528)— The Vicuna (529)— Indian Hunts (530). 



CHAPTER XVII. 

 THE MOUSE DEER. 

 The Tragulidse or Hornless deer (532) — Disputes of Naturalists (532) — The Kanchil (532) — 

 Its Appearance and Habits (533) — Attempts to introduce it to Europe (534). 



CHAPTER XVIII. 



THE DEER. 



The Cervidae (535) — Their Antlers (535) — The Process of Growth of the Antler (536) — The 



Shedding of the Velvet (536) — Habits of the Cervid^ (538) — The Various Genera (538) — The 



Elk of the Old World or the Moose of the New World (539) — The Elk of Sweden (539) — The 



Moose of Canada (541) — Habits — Modes of Hunting (541). 



CHAPTER XIX. 

 THE REINDEER AND THE CARIBOU. 

 The Reindeer (544) — Its Life in Northern Europe (545) — Its Life in Siberia (546) — Its Life 

 when Domesticated (547) — Its Value (547) — The Caribou (548) — Modes of Hunting it (548). 



CHAPTER XX. 



THE TRUE DEER. 



The True Deer (550) — The Wapiti (550) — The Red Deer of Europe (552) — The Virginian 



Deer or Carcajou (554) — The Persian Deer (556) — The Indian Species (556) — The Barasinga 



(556)— The Axis Deer (557)— The Sambur (557)— The Maned Stag (557)— The Hog Deer (558)— 



The South American Species (558)— The Pampas Deer (558) — The Red Deer or Guasupita (559). 



CHAPTER XXI. 

 THE FALLOW DEER, ROE DEER, AND MUSK DEER. 

 The Genus Dama (560)— Fallow Deer (560)— Genus Capreolus (562)— Roe Deer (562)— 

 Genus Cervulus (564) — Muntjak or Kidang (564) — Genus Moschus (565)— Musk Deer (565)— 

 Its Abode— Habits— The Musk (566). 



CHAPTER XXII. 



THE GIRAFFE. 

 The Camelopardalidae or Giraffes (56S)— Its Size and Appearance (569)— Its Habitat (570)— 

 Its adaptation to its Location (570) — Its Movements (570) — Its Food (571)— Its Senses (572) 

 —Giraffes in London and Paris (572)— Modes of Hunting (572)— Meaning of the Word 

 "Giraffe" (573). 



