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cies, and they never will herd in the same place. 
The horns of this animal are broad and palmated, 
whiie those of the stag are slender and round. The 
colour is a brownish-bay, whitish beneath, and on 
the insides of the legs. 
177. They are seldom found in a wild state, being 
generally kept in parks for the amusement and lux- 
ury of the great. They do not afford the huntsman 
so much sport as the stag, being less skilful in flight 
and in the arts of escape from its pursuers. 
THE ROE-BUCK. 
178. The Roe-Buck is found in Great Britain in 
two varieties, the red and brown ; but in America the 
breed is exceedingly numerous, and the variety in 
equal proportion. It is the smallest of the deer kind, 
being about two feet and a half high, and three feet 
long. Its horns are six or eight inches in length, 
divided towards the extremity into three branches. 
It is elegant in form, and exceedingly fleet in flight. 
Describe the Fallow-Deer. Where are they usually kept 1 
Where is the Roe-Buck found ? Describe the Roe-Buck. 
