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In Wales the male is called carw, the female 

 ewig, and the young elain : in France cerf, biche, 

 and faon: in Germany, hirsh, hind, and liinde 

 kalbe: in Denmark, kronliiort, hind, and kid or 

 hind-kalv : in Italy the male is called cervo, and 

 the female ce-rvia: in Spain, ciervo, and cierva: in 

 Portugal, ceri'o or veado, and cerva: in Sweden, 

 kron-hiort, and /uw/: in Holland, fter/, and 



THE FALLOW DEER*. 



BUCK, THE MALE; DOE, THE FEMALE; FAWN, THE 



YOUNG. 



Although these animals are less savage than the 

 Red Deer, yet, when offended, they often become 

 very ferocious. They associate in herds, which 

 sometimes divide into two parties, and maintain 

 obstinate battles for the possession of some fa- 

 vourite place in a park. Each of these parties has 

 its leader, which is always the oldest and strongest 

 buck in the herd. The two chiefs commence the 

 engagement, and the rest follow them. Their com- 



* Cervus dama, Linnaeus. Le Daim. Bujfon. 

 For the description of the Fallow Deer, see the Synopsis, p. 55, 



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