FALLOW -DEEK. 
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That the Fallow-deer of Europe and some of the 
native species from America have been introduced 
into Jamaica, there is indubitable evidence ; and it is 
highly probable that both have naturalised themselves, 
and are now existing in the forests in a wild state. 
We must probably look for the first importation of 
both races, to an earlier period than the time of Sir 
Charles Price. Long, in his History of Jamaica, 
published in 1774, includes in his enumeration of the 
animals, both the Red-deer and Fallow-deer : on the 
latter he makes no remark, but on the former he 
makes the following note. These were originally 
imported from the continent, and are now grown 
scarce. They rarely grow fat here in their wild state, 
but their flesh has a good flavour.” The terms of this 
note certainly imply that the race then in a wild state, 
had been introduced at a period of considerable re- 
moteness from his own experience ; and he was 
familiarly acquainted with the colony. Browne, 
writing some twenty years earlier, speaks in nearly 
the same language. He says, “ The Red-deer are 
frequently carried to Jamaica from North America, 
and kept by many gentlemen in convenient inclosures, 
but they do not thrive well in the Island.” The 
Fallow-deer he does not mention. 
What particular American species has been intro- 
duced, or whether there are more than one, we can- 
not say. From Browne’s note just quoted we should 
conjecture that he meant the common Deer of the 
United States {Mazama Virginiand), which is of a 
reddish hue in summer, and could be obtained with 
ease in any numbers. Col. H. Smith, the highest 
