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others call them Danish. They are not so 

 common as the white variety of Fallow Deer, in 

 fact I never knew a white Red Deer from other 

 than white parents or one of that colour. Such 

 is not the case with Fallow Deer, for it sometimes 

 happens that a white fawn is born of parents of 

 the dark variety. The white variety of Fallow 

 Deer as fawns are a cream colour, but afterwards 

 become white. 



I The largest parks in England are Savernake 

 4000 acres, Windsor 3000, Knowsley 2600, Gredge 

 2500; this latter is the oldest Deer park in England 

 and the only one mentioned in Doomsday Book 

 as containing Deer then as now; Duncombe 2240 

 acres, Buckhurst 2100, and Thoresby 2000 acres. 



Deer parks were formed after the Norman Con- 

 quest and increased until Cromwell's time, when 

 they were probably more numerous than now. 

 During the Civil War many of the park fences were 

 broken down and the Deer driven out or killed. 

 Many Deer parks date no farther back than 

 Charles II.'s time, when owners settled down again 

 to restore the mischief caused by the war. 



IV. THE RABBIT 



The Rabbit is one of the most common animals 

 we have, for it is a question if there is one square 

 mile of land outside our big towns on which it is 



