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STAG, 
Castle iri Northumberland. They bred, and there 
was every prospect that they would succeed and 
even become prolific ; but, unfortunately, some of 
them were killed, and the others died in conse- 
quence of a disorder similar to that called the rot 
in sheep, supposed to have been occasioned by 
the richness of the grass on which they were fed. 
Stag, 
The stag is an animal of a stately elegant form 0 
When full grown., he is commonly between four 
and five feet high. Often, when he enjoys abun- 
dance of food, and lives undisturbed by mankind 
or the beasts of prey, he attains a much larger 
size. His legs are slender and elegant ; his tail 
is short ; his ears large and pointed ; his horns 
lofty and branchy. The hind is of a smaller and 
more slender form, and destitute of horns. A red- 
dish brown colour, which has gained this species 
the appellation of red deer, distinguishes the up- 
per part of the body ; the hinder part of the neck, 
and the space between the shoulders, are marked 
with a black list ; some part of the face is com- 
monly black ; the belly and the lower side of 
the tail are white. Sometimes we see yellow 
stags ; and sometimes, but very seldom, a white 
one. 
If we compare the stag and the bull , as to shape 
and form, no two animals can be more unlike ; 
and yet, if we examine their internal structure, w£ 
shall find a striking similitude between them, 
Indeed their differences, except to a nice observer, 
will scarcely be perceivable. All of the deer kind 
want the gall bladder ; their kidneys are formed dif- 
ferently ; their spleen is also proportionably larger ; 
their tail is shorter ; and their horns, which aie 
solid, are renewed every year. Such are the disr 
