HISTORY OF QUADRUPEDS. 



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THE FALLOW-DEER. 



(Cert' us Damn, Linn. Lc Dai/i, Buff.) 



THE principal difference between the Stag and 

 the Fallow-Deer, seems to be in their size and in 

 the form of their horns ; the latter is much smaller 

 than the former, and its horns, instead of being 

 round, like those of the Stag, are broad, palmated 

 at the ends, and better garnished with antlers : the 

 tail is also much longer than that of the Stag, and 

 its hair is brighter; in other respects they nearly 

 resemble each other. 



The horns of the Fallow-Deer are shed annually, 

 like those of the Stag ; but they fall off later, and 

 are renewed nearly at the same time. Their rutting 

 season arrives fifteen days or three weeks after that 

 of the Stag. The males then bellow frequently, 



