438 WILD SPAIN. 



have seen fawns following their mothers as early as January, 

 but May is the month when they are usually dropped. 



The antlers fall in April- — few stags are seen with them in 

 May. During the hornless period of spring and summer, the 

 stags seek shelter in the densest thickets with damp lying : 

 they also " lie out,'' like hares, in open country, and it is 

 surprising how they conceal themselves — a big hart will lie 

 completely hidden among rushes not two feet high. The flies 

 at this season are a terrible torture to them, attacking the 

 sprouting horns and tender suri'oun dings. 



Deer- shooting commences in November, and ends in February 

 or early in March ; and it is only necessary to add that all 

 lands in which deer are found, both on mountain and plain, 

 are preserved. 



Measurement of Red Deer Heads. 

 Forest-Deer. 



Length. Circmnference. Beam. 



* No, 4. This magnificent beast, of which we annex two photos (see 

 pp. 360 and 430), was shot near Marmolejos in the Sierra IMorena. 



Fallow Dekr (Cervus dama). 



In Spanish : Gamo, Paleto. 



These deer are not indigenous, but were introduced by the 

 Romans, jn-obably from Asia Minor ; and are, as at home, more 



