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lar, the flesh of their fallow-deer, of which they 

 keep but a few, has neither the fatness nor the 

 flavour of that fed upon English pasture. 



However, there is scarcely a country in Europe, 

 except far to the northward, in which this animal 

 is a stranger. The Spanish fallow-deer are as 

 large as stags, but of a darker colour, and a more 

 slender neck : their tails are longer than those of 

 ours ; they are black above, and white below. 

 The Virginian deer are larger and stronger than 

 ours, with great necks, and their colour inclinable 

 to grey. Other kinds have the hoofs of their 

 hind legs marked outwardly with a white spot ; 

 and their ears and tails much longer than the 

 common. One of these has been seen full of 

 white spots, with a black list down the middle of 

 his back. In Guiana, a country of South Ame- 

 rica, according to Labat, there are deer without 

 horns, which are much less than those of Europe, 

 but resembling them in every other particular. 

 They are very lively, light of course, and exces- 

 sively fearful ; their hair is of a reddish fallow, 

 their heads are small and lean, their ears little, 

 their necks long and arched, the tail short, and 

 the sight piercing. When pursued, they fly into 

 places where no other animal can follow them. 

 The Negroes who pursue them, stand to watch 

 for them in narrow paths, which lead to the brook 

 or the meadow where they feed ; there waiting in 

 the utmost silence, (for the slightest sound will 

 drive them away), the Negro, when he perceives 

 the animal within reach, shoots, and is happy if 

 he can bring down his game. Their flesh, though 



