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above. Its coat, like that of the Axis, is fawn-coloured or brown, 

 dotted over with white spots, which in summer are very distinctly 

 marked, but are scarcely perceptible in winter. Its habits differ 

 but slightly from those of the Red Deer. 



By the same claim as the Red Deer, the Fallow Deer is honoured 



Fig. 119.— The Samboo (Ceri-i/s unicolor,Ti. Smith). 



by the high notice of huntsmen of princely race. It is pre- 

 served in many of our large parks, not only as an ornament, but 

 for the chase. In a state of nature, the Fallow Deer is not partial 

 to large forests, but prefers woods intersected by fields and hills. 

 It has recourse, when hunted, to the same stratagems as the Stag 

 to throw its pursuers off its track. The Fallow Deer is found 



