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How many antlers have the oldest? What is said of their hearing and 

 smell? How many species does the family include ? How does the If -'//'- 

 ti compare with the European Stag? What is said of his horns? What 

 other characteristics are given? Upon what does it feed? Is its flesh 

 highly valued ? Where is it found? How many varieties of the Axis? 

 Describe the Common Axis. Where found? What do the huntei's call it? 

 What is said of the larger variety? Where is the Roebuck now found? 

 Give its size and other particulars. What is said of the White-tailed Deer ? 

 What of the Mule or Long-eared Deer ? Where is the Red Deer, or Stag 

 found? With what is this associated ? How is this distinguished ? What is 

 said of its size or weight ? What species has largely superseded this in 

 England, and why ? What is said of the chase of the Deer ? Give other 

 particulars. How does the Fallow Deer compare with the Stag ? When is 

 it mature ? How many varieties in England ? Where is it found wild ? 

 What is said of its venison ? From what part of the animal is hartshorn 

 obtained ? Which English sp. does the American or Virginia D. resemble ? 

 Describe it. What is its range ? Why are so few of its horns found ? 

 How is it useful in frontier countries? What is said of the size of the Elk? 

 What is the origin of its name ? What is the animal called in this country ? 

 Explain the term Moose. Name its characteristics. Of what roots and 

 twigs is it particularly fond ? Does the Am. differ from the Eur. sp. ? 

 What is said of its horns, hair, &c. ? How does it contrast with other 

 Deer ? What is peculiar in its hoofs ? What of its efforts to escape from 

 hunters ? For what purpose were Elks formerly used in Europe ? Of what 

 regions is the Rein Deer a native ? Give its size and other characteristics. 

 How many varieties, according to Richardson, are found on this continent? 

 Give the weight of each ? Which Rein D. are the largest ? On what doi's 

 the Caribou feed ? What is said of its uses ? What is pemmican ? What 

 is thucchawgan? How does the Caribou travel? For what do the In- 

 dians use it ? How is it hunted ? What are the uses of the Rein D. on 

 the Eastern Continent ? How does it affect the character and condition of 

 the Laplander ? What is said of the size of the Muntjac? Give some ac- 

 count of its disposition and habits. What S. American Deer are mentioned ? 

 Give some account of them. Which is the most remarkable of the fossil 

 Deer? 



Compare the description of the Flat-horned Elk with the figure above 

 Camelopard, on the chart. Give the genera, species, &c., of the Round- 

 horned Elk or Wapiti. What else is it called ? Trace the Rein D. and 

 compare the description in the book with the figure on the chart. 



SECTION XXVII. 



BOVIDAE. (Lat. Bos, an ox.) The OXEN. Bisulcated. (Lat. 

 Bis, two; sutcus, furrow, two hoofed or furrowed. )(P1. VI. fig. 1.) 



The animals of this family have characteristics easily recog- 

 nized and generally familiar. Both sexes have horns which are 

 permanent, hollow and smooth, except at their base, where they 

 are ringed ; also rounded and tapering to a point, so as to form 

 a crescent. The horns are supported by bony cores, having 

 cavities, or cells communicating with the interior of the skull ; 



