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" cromies " in Jura. The horns of the " cromie " 

 slope backwards and are set on the head at a totally 

 different angle to those of the ordinary stag ; likewise 

 the beam is seldom round like the usual horn, but 

 tends to varying degrees of flatness, and in a cast 

 horn, kindly sent me by Mr. Evans, that part above 

 the coronet is nearly quite flat. I consider these 

 "cromie" heads so curious, so interesting, and so 

 difficult to convey any idea of by words, that I have 

 deemed the head of the " crooked one " well worthy 

 of illustration, and the drawing shows most accurately 

 the remarkable features of the best " cromie " head 

 ever got in Jura, and though at first sight it 

 may appear ugly as compared with that of the 

 usual monarch of the glen, I am sure all deer 

 fanciers will eventually agree with me in regarding 

 the head as a wild and beautiful one, while the 

 sight of it cannot fail to arouse speculation as 

 to its origin. According to the season, the. average 

 weight of the Jura stags varies from 14 stone 

 to 14 stone 7 lbs., but this does not include 



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