THE AMERICAN DEER. 
Cervus Virginianus. 
Tus beautiful and noble animal, formerly so abundant 
in every part of the United States, from the Great Lakes 
tothe ocean, and from the eastern boundaries of Maine 
to the southern limit of their vast empire, is peculiar to 
the continent of America, and differs entirely from each 
of the three European species, with two of which it has 
been at times confounded, and even more markedly 
from all the African and Asiatic varieties. 
The deer of Europe, and of Great Britain in particular, 
from which country we have derived most of our sport- 
ing propensities and traditions, and I might add all our 
sporting nomenclature, consist of three very distinct 
species. These are, first, the Red Deer, which is now 
found only in the Highlands of Scotland, with the 
exception of a few in Somerset and Devon, and the 
extreme western wilds of Ireland. The male of these is 
known as the Stag or Hart, and the female as the Hind. 
This is a magnificent and imposing creature, handsomer 
