'54 THE ELK AND 



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lefs deep in different parts, and fprinkled with 

 a kind of yellowifh white. Upon part of the 

 back, the thighs, the top of the head, and 

 chanfrin, the hair is deeper coloured, efpeci- 

 ally above the eye-pits, which the rain-deer 

 has as well as the flag. The circumference 

 of the eye is black. The muzzle is a deep 

 brown, and the circumference of the noftrils 

 is black. The point of the muzzle, as far as 

 the noftrils, as well as the end of the under 

 jaw, are of a bright white colour. The ear is 

 covered above with thick white hair, approach- 

 ing to yellow r , and mixed with brown. The 

 infide of the ear is adorned with laige white 

 hairs. The neck and upper part of the body, 

 as well as the large hairs which hang on the 

 breaft below the neck, are of a yellowiih 

 white colour. Upon the fides, above the 

 belly, there is a large band, as in the gazelle. 

 The limbs are flender in proportion to the 

 body ; and they, as well as the thighs, are of 

 a deep brown, and of a dirty white colour on 

 the inlide. The ends of the hairs which co- 

 ver the hoofs are likewife of a dirty white. 

 The feet are cloven, like thofe of the ftag. 

 The two fore-toes are broad and thin : The 

 fmall ones behind are long, pretty thin, and 

 flat on the infide. They are all extremely 

 black.* 



By the figure I have given, no judgment muft 

 be formed of the length and thicknefs of the 



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