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his pleasure at the circumstance, as he was confident 

 that the survivor would have pined and died from 

 the loss of his brother and companion.* 



In 1858 a hind in the Horner coverts, near 

 Porlock, was known to have twins running by her 

 side, and was constantly seen with them by persons 

 whose testimony I cannot doubt. On the i6th of 



In the Horner Covert?. 



June 1790, the late Sir T. D. Acland saw a hind in 

 Birchwood with two calves, apparently about two days 

 old. Nor is authority of old writers wanting on this 

 subject, for in the ' Art of Venerie,' p. 43, it is said : — 

 'There are some hindes which have two calves at once.' 

 The rutting season, or period of the year at 



* Vide Appendix — 1797. Aug. 24th and Aug. 26th. 



