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DE, ER. 7a 
known in Ireland. : 
This is the left of the deer kind, being only. 
three feet nine inches long, and two feet three inches. 
high before, and two feet feven behind. The 
weight from 50 to 60lb. The horns are from eight. 
to nine inches long, upright, round, and divided 
into only three branches; their lower part is ful- 
cated lengthways, and extremely rugged ; of this 
part is made handles for couteaus, knives, €&e. 
The horns of a young buck in its fecond year are 
quite plain: in its third year a branch appears ; 
I. 
fouthern borders of Cathnefs: but they are moft 
numerous in the beautifull forefts of Iuvercauld, in — 
the midit of the Grampian hills. They are un-— 




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but in the fourth its head is complete. The body — 
is covered during winter with very lone hair, 
well adapted to the rigor of the highland air; 
the lower part of each hair is afh-color; near the 
ends is a narrow bar of black, and the points are 
yellow: The hairs on the face are black, tipped 
with afh-color; the ears are long, their infides of a 
pale yellow, and covered with long hair; the {paces 
bordering on the eyes and mouth are black. Du- 
ring fummer its coat has a very different appear- 
ance, being very fhort and fmooth, and of a bright 
redcifh color. 
The cheft, belly, and legs, and the infide of the 
thighs, are of a yellowifh white; the rump is of a 
pure white: the tail is very fhort. On the outfide 
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