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may be supposed, although we may be unable to recognize these 
causes with certainty. 
The most remarkable difference, besides the size, is in the 
longer tail of the Stag, the partial obliteration of the white sec- 
tion on the rump on many of the individuals, and on others the 
presence of a line of spots along the flanks on either side of the 
dorsal line, similar to those which I have mentioned as sometimes 
Red Deer or Stag of Europe. 
observed on the common deer, though more distinct and more 
persistent. I observed these spots only on a very few of the Red 
Deer. 
In size the antlers vary much on different individuals of both 
species, but I judge they would average about the same in pro- 
portion to the size of the animals. There are some characteris- 
