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efit to invalids. In the mountainous parts of Europe, the goat supphes the natives with many 

 of the necessaries of life. The Ibex (Capra ibex) inliabits ihe highest Alps, and is found 

 also in Candia ; it is very wild, and the chase of it is attended with great danger. The 

 Chamois {Jlntilope rupicapra) is very abundant in the mountainous parts of Europe, where* 

 it is found in flocks among the rocks. The hunting of this animal is very laborious and diffi- 

 cult, but followed with great ardor by the hunters, who frequently lose their lives in the pursuit. 

 The Elk (Cervus alces) is the largest and most formidable of the deer kind of Europe. It 

 inhabits the northern parts. It is 7 or 8 feet high, and its horns are of a large size. 

 It is timid and inoffensive, and runs with great swiftness, in a high shambling kind of trot. The 

 Reindeer (C. tarandus) inhabits the northern regions of Europe, and is of the greatest im- 

 portance to the inhabitants, particularly to the Laplanders, who derive from it all the necessa- 

 ries of life. 



The Stag or Red Deer (C. elaphus) is found in the forests and mountains of the north 

 of Europe ; but it is not as numerous in its wild state as formerly in England ; yet many of them 

 are kept in parks. The hunting of the stag has always been a favorite diversion. 



The Stag or Red Deer. The Fallow Deer. 



The Fallow Deer (C. dama) differs from the stag in the size and form of its horns, but in 

 other respects these two animals are nearly the same. The Fallow Deer is found in nearly 

 all the countries of Europe, with a slight variation of color. The Roe Buck (C. cnpreolus) 

 was formerly common in England and Wales, but it is now only found in the Highlands of 

 Scotland, and other northern parts of Europe. It is the smallest of the European deer, ele- 

 gant in its form, and light and easy in its movements. It runs with great swiftness, and shows 

 great artifice in eluding its pursuers. 



The Wild Boar {Sus aper) is the original stock of the varieties of the hog. He is nearly- 

 black, and armed with formidable tusks in each jaw. He will not attack an animal if unpro- 

 voked. The hunting of the wild boar is a dangerous but common amusement, in the countries 

 where he is found. 



lion, been here carried to its greatest refinement. In those which come nearest to the Arabian, in conformation 

 Kngland, more atte-ntion has been paid to the subject than and qualities ; and the Spanish horses long enjoyed a high 

 elsewhere. The three kinds of horses best linown in that character in Europe, probably from the breed being kept 

 country, are the Race horse, the Hunter, and the Carriage up by the intermixture of horses from Barbary. In France 

 horse. It is a curious circumstance, that in the mixture are numerous varieties, and most of them are serviceable 

 nf all these races, 1he influence of the Arab blood is ob- animals. The other European races, it would be impossi- 

 fiervable. Tlie Persian, Barbary, and Turkish horses, are ble to enumerate. 



