inn i;i, IV. 



11 almt inclined to < ntertam 



duul> tlic existence >rdmai \ an 



.iniinal. I: was ho .ell kno\\n t> tin an- 



cient li'Miians \\ ho >umel lines exhibited it t. 



juiblic sheu> ; and n- r< pn 



ation occurs in tli atcd remain of anti- 



quity gene-rally called tlic Pr.riK >tiiit- Pavement. 

 The Deer tribe or the gi >-cus is cha- 



rixcd liy liavin^ branclicd horn, which are 

 annually deciduous, lulling off at a particular 

 son, being gradually replaced by others. Of tin 

 : tribe the largest species is the Elk, (Cciui- 

 Ale- a native of the northern parts of 



Europe and America, in which latter it i 

 by the name of Moose. The Elk is not an ani- 

 mal of an elegant shape, having a large head, 

 and a very thick short neck; its colour is a dark 

 ish brown. 



The Stag or red Deer, (C. Elaphus Lin.) on 

 contrary may be co of the most 



ant of the \\holc tribe: its co! 



:>roun, and its II-MI^ are branched, or di- 

 d into man)- round, and sharp-pointed pro- 

 . It is a native of the v 

 >po, and particularly of Germany. 



