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of Auguft, they return to the mountain to feek the hind, to whom they 

 call with a loud tremulous note. At this time their neck is fwollenj they 

 appear bold and furious j fly from country to country: and butt with 

 their horns. At the end of this period of madnefs, the creature that was 

 before fat, fleek, and gloffy, becomes lean, feeble, and timid. As he is 

 above five years coming to perfection, he lives about forty years. 



The ufual colour of the flag in England was red ; neverthelefs, the 

 greater number in other countries are brown. Some few are white ; 

 hue thefe perhaps obtained this colour in a former (late of domefticity. 

 Of all animals in this climate, none have fo beautiful an eye as the (lag ; 

 it is fpaikling, fofr, and fcnfible. His fmelling and hearing are in per- 

 fection. When alarmed, he lifts his head and ereds his ears. Man is 

 not the enemy he moll fears j he fcems delighted with the fliepherd*s 

 pipe ; and the hunters fometimes ufe that inftrument to allure him. 



The flag cats (lowly, and is delicate in his choice of pafture. He re- 

 tires to covert to chew the cud in fecurity. His rumination feems per- 

 formed witii difficulty; not without much draining, and a kind of 

 hiccup, which iseafily perceived the whole time. Some years ago, Wil- 

 liam Duke of Cumberland caufed a tiger and a flag to be inclofcd in 

 the fame area ; the (lag made fo bold a defence, that the tyger was at 

 lad obliged to fly. 



The cry of the hind, or female, is not fo loud as that of the male, 

 and never excited but by apprehenfion for herfelf or her young. She has 

 no horns. The time of gedation is between eight and nine months ; 

 generally produce but one about May, or June : they take great care to 

 iiide their young, fince almoft every creature is then a formidable enemy. 

 What is more unnatural, the ftag himfelf is a profelTed enemy, and (he 

 is obliged to ufe all her arts to conceal her young froin him as from the 

 mod dangerous of her purfuers. At this feafon, the courage and arts of 

 the male fcem transferred to the female. The calf (as the young dag 

 is called) accompanies the dam the whole fummerj in winter, the hind, 

 and young males aHemble in herds, which are numerous in proportion 

 as the feafon is fevere. 



The dags of China are no taller than a common houfe-dog ; hunting 

 them is a principal diverfion of the great. Their fie(h, while young, 

 is good ; at maturity, hard and tough : the tongue, the muzzle, and 

 the ears, are in particular cdeem among that luxurious people. Their 

 manner of taking them is fingular : they carry a head of the female 

 ii:ulted| and exa(^ly imitate her cry ; upon this the male appears, and 



perceiving 



