10 NATURALISTS CABINET. 



Description, &c. 



of the most opulent of the natives keep herds of 

 five or ten thousand in number. 



In the year 1786, five rein-deer were brought 

 to England, and kept at a gentleman's seat in 

 Northumberland. They bred, and there was 

 every prospect that they would succeed : bur, un- 

 fortunately, some of them were killed, and the 

 remainder died in consequence of a disorder si- 

 milar to that called the rot in sheep, supposed to 

 have resulted from the richness of their pasturage. 



THE STAG. 



THIS animal is the most beautiful of the deer 

 genus ; and the elegance of its form, the flexibi- 

 lity of its limbs, and the grandeur of its branch- 

 ing horns, give it a decided pre-eminence over 

 every other inhabitant of the forest. 



The colour of the stag in England is generally 

 jeed ; but in most other countries it is brown or 

 inclining to yellow. The eye is remarkably 

 beautiful and animated; the hearing quick; and 

 the sense of smelling extremely acute. The voice 

 becomes stronger and more tremulous in propor- 

 tion as the animal advances in age. 



The males only have horns, and these are 

 always shed about the latter end of February, or 

 the beginning of March. During the first year, 

 the young animals exhibit only a short protube- 



