562 UNGULATA. 



of patient nibbling, to swallow the whole crust without ever letting it 

 drop out of her mouth. 



The Fallow Deer display great susceptibility to music ; even the 

 wildest will come near and listen to the notes of a horn. Sportsmen in 

 Germany sometimes avail themselves of this taste for melody to allure 

 the poor creature within range of the gun. 



It is from the Fallow Deer that the best venison is procured, that ol 

 the stag being comparatively hard and dry. The skin is well known as 

 furnishing a valuable leather, and the horns are manufactured into knife- 

 handles and other articles of common use. The shavings of the horns 

 are employed for the purpose of making ammonia, which has therefore 

 been long popularly known under the name of hartshorn. The height 

 of the adult Fallow Deer is about three feet at the shoulders. It is a 

 docile animal, and can be readily tamed. Indeed, it often needs no 

 taming, but becomes quite familiar with strangers in a very short time, 

 especially if they should happen to have any fruit, bread, or biscuit, and 

 be willing to impart some of their provisions to their dappled friends. 



GENUS CAPREOLUS, 



The Roe Deer inhabits all Temperate and Southern Europe to Syria, 

 with a distinct variety in Northern China. We will confine our remark? 

 to the best known of the two species. 



THE ROE DEER. 



The Roe Deer, Capreolns vulgaris (Plate XLII), is smaller than the 

 Fallow Deer, being only two feet and a quarter in height at the shoulder. 

 The antlers rise up straight, without any prong projecting forward over 

 the eye, and fork rather than branch, throwing out one prong in front, 

 and one or two behind, according to age. The antler, from the base to 

 the first fork, is thickly covered with wrinkles. The head is short, the 

 neck slender and longer than the head, the fore-quarters powerful, the 

 legs long and slender; the eyes are large and lively, with long lashes on 

 the upper lid, the lachrymal groove very small ; the ears are of moderate 

 length, and stand wide apart. The thick coat of the Roebuck alters 

 according to the season. In summer the back and sides are of a reddish- 



