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THE AXIS DEER. 
black hairs and white ; along the ridge of the neck and hack the 
hair is blacker, longer, and more erect, making a short, thin, and 
upright mane, reaching down to the hump ; its horns are seven 
inches long, six inches round at the root, tapering by degrees, ( 
and terminating in a blunt point ; the ears are large and beauti- [ 
ful, seven inches in length, and spread to a considerable breadth,, f 
— they are Avhite on the edge and inside, except where two black ! 
bands mark the hollow of the ear with a zebra-like variety. The 
height of this animal at the shoulder is about four feet one inch : 
behind the loins it measures only four feet. The female differs 
from the male, both in height and thickness, she being much 
smaller, and in shape and color resembling the deer, and has no 
horns. ( 
THE AXIS DEER. 
/^Vhe Axis, or Indian Stag, is a native of Asia, and is found 
|| in the immense plains that are watered by the Granges. 
Its distinguishing features from both the stag and fallow 
deer are the large white spots, elegantly disposed and distinct 
from each other, over its body, which is of a light brown color ; 
its horns are round, like those of the stag, but it has no antlers. 
The axis appears to be an intermediate mixture between the stag 
and the deer. It resembles the deer in the size of its body, the 
