14 MAMMALIA. BELLUJE. 18, 19, SO, SI. 



Fallow Deer. Shaw Zool. t. 178, 179. Buffon 6. t. 27, 128. 



Body much fmaller than the flag, brownish bay, whitish under- 

 neath on the inside of the limbs and beneath the tail, fometimes 

 spotted, rarely entirely white : ears oval, pointed : horns flattened 

 and dilated towards the tips where they are cut into feveral short 

 branches : tazYfomewhat longer than that of the ftag, bounded each 

 side by a defcending black line. 



40. C. Capreolus. Reddish-brown, whitish underneath : 

 horns erect, cylindrical branched, cloven at their tips. 



Roe, Roebuck. Brit. Zool. t. 4. Buffon 6. t. 32, 33. 

 Body 3 feet 9 inches long, 2 feet 3 inches high before, and 2 feet 7 

 inches behind, weighing 50-60 pounds : horns 8 or 9 inches long, 

 divided into 3 branches, longitudinally grooved in the lower part 

 and very rugged : fur during the winter very long, the lower part 

 of the hairs ash-colour with a narrow black bar near the end arid 

 tipt with yellow : hairs of the face black tipt with grey : ears long, 

 pale yellow withinside, and covered with long hair ; fpaces about 

 the eyes and mouth black : breast, bdly, legs, and inside of the 

 thighs yellowish-white : rump pure white : legs slender, with a tuft 

 of long hair on the outside of the hind-leg below the joint : tail an 

 inch long. 



18. CAPRA. Goat. 



41. C. Hircus. Horns carinatc, bowed back, turning 

 outwards towards the ends : chin bearded. 



Common Goat. Brit. Zool. t. 3. Shaw Zool. t. 199. 



Body varying in colour, but mostly various shades of grey, white 

 or fpotted : head thick : horns with a longitudinal ridge ; neck and 

 limbs robuft : tail short, black. 



19. OVIS. Sheep. 



42. O. Aries. Horns compressed, twisting spirally out- 

 wards. 



1. Without horns : tail hanging as low as the knees. 



2. Without horns : nofe turned udwards : under jaw much pro- 

 truded. 



3. Horned : tail short : wool short, coarfe. 

 Common Sheep. ' Johnst Quad. t. 22. Bu/on 5. t. i. 2. 



Body varying much in colour and size : horns large, wrinkled, 

 angular with longitudinal ridges, turned backwards into a comprefsed 

 fpiral fcrew-like twift which comes down to the sides of the head 

 after feveral turns : eyes bluish, with a large oblong pupil, and a 

 deep furrow before the inner corner : tail round, frequently reach- 

 ing to the knees. 



20. BOS. Ox, 



43. B. Taunts. Horns cylindrical, curving outwards : 

 dewlaps lax, pendent. 



2. Without horns. 



Bull, Cow. Brit. Zool. t, 2. Shaw Zool. t. 205. 



Body varying exceedingly in size and colour : tail fometimes -end- 

 ing in a tuft. 



ORDER V. BELLUJL 



SI. EQUUS. Horse. 



44. E. Cdballus* Hoofs solid : mane long, flowing : tail 

 uniformly covered wifh long bair. 



Horfe. Brit. Zool. t. i. Shaw Zool, t. 214, 215. 



Bodv exceedingly variable in size and colour : head fmall, taper- 

 ing : ears erect, pointed, not reaching to the eyes : nostrils very di- 

 latable : neck fmall, tapering to the head ; legs with a naked cal 



