RUM1NANTIA. 



Moose (C. Alces), of Northern Europe and Ameri- 

 ca, is an animal of great size and strength, being as 

 tall as a horse. It is of a clumsy figure, with a 



ELK (Cervus Alces). 



thick hody, short neck, ass-like head, and awk- 

 wardly high legs. It is an animal of peculiar sa- 

 gacity, and cautious watchfulness ; and the hunter 

 has need of all his skill and experience to outwit 

 his game, and sometimes to escape the violence of 

 its indignation. 



The Reindeer (C. Tarandus] is the only species 

 that has been trained to the service of man : its 

 value to the inhabitants of Northern Europe is in- 

 estimable. This also is a species of great strength 

 and robustness. 



The Fallow Deer (C. Dama\ so common in our 



