VIRGINIAN DEER. £39 
at Niagara were nearly double the size of those on the hunting islands 
in South Carolina. The Deer that reside permanently in the swamps of 
Carolina are taller and longer legged than those in the higher grounds. 
The deer of the mountains are larger than those on the sea-board, yet these 
differences, the result of food or climate, will not warrant us in multiply- 
ing them into different species. 
