avoided much of the incongruous absurdity 
of Buffon's history and description of the Elk : 
%vhich, by some unaccountable error, the great 
French naturalist both figures and describes, 
** with horns having the appearance of being 
cut ofF abruptly, and iurnished with broaches !" 
Yet, in a previous note, he had quoted the fol- 
lowing accounts from two different travellers — > 
1. The Elks, or Orignals, are frequent 
in the province of Canada, and very rare in 
die country of the Hurons ;. because these 
animals generally retire to the coldest regions. 
The Hurons call tlie Elks, Sondareinta ; and 
the Caribous, Ausquoy : of which the Sa- 
vages gave us a foot ; which was hollow, and 
so light, that it is not difficult- to believe what 
is said of this animal, that it walks on the 
snow without making a track. The Elk is 
taller than a Horse, li'^ hair is commonly 
grey, sometimes yellow, and as long as a 
man's finger. It's head is very long : and it 
has double horns, like the Stag ; which are as 
. broad as those of the Failow-Deer, and three 
feet in length. It's foot is cloven, like that of 
the Stag, but much larger. It's flesh is tender 
and delicate. It pastures in the meadows;; 
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