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The Fallow Deer, (C. Dama. Lin.) is the spe- 

 cies so generally seen in our parks, and is distin- 

 guished by having the horns dilated into a broad, 

 subdivided expanse at the upper parts. In colour 

 it varies greatly, as do most animals when in a 

 state of captivity. 



Rein-Deer. C. Tarandus. A moderately large 

 species of a grey colour, and with slender horns of 

 great length, dividing into numerous processes. 

 This species, as is well known, constitutes a great 

 part of the wealth of the Laplanders, and is most 

 providentially ordained to support that simple and 

 harmless people with many of the chief conve- 

 niences of life. 



The Ox tribe, or the genus Bos, is distinguished 

 by having bent or lunated horns, which are 

 permanent, and have a core or central bony part, 

 on which the horny shell is mounted. The Wild 

 Ox or Urus, is found in the more northern parts 

 of Europe and Asia, and from it have been gra- 

 dually derived all the breeds of domestic cattle. 



One of the most remarkable species of this 

 genus is the Bos grunnkns of Linnaeus, or grunt- 

 ing Ox, so named from its voice. Its size is that 



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of a small bull ; and its colour blackish brown : it 



