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them from fallow-deer, as they were the same in 
size and colour. The summer coat is prettily 
spotted, but in winter the stags are a russet brown. 
In the northern island there are great quantities 
of these deer ; but I was informed that it is by no 
means a sporting country, being generally a mass of 
forest, in which no shooting could be obtained with¬ 
out a great number of beaters; these could not 
be procured. There are large black bears in 
Yezzo; these also are impossible to discover by 
any stranger, who is not thoroughly conversant 
with the forests and the language of the inhabitants. 
I saw two live specimens of the bears in Tokio ; 
they appeared to be exactly similar to the black 
bear of North America. 
When in China, I saw tame deer similar to 
those of Japan. These had been brought from the 
interior. I have also seen deer (alive) from the 
island of Formosa, which had round horns, but I 
could not say positively how many points. 
There is an exceedingly small deer in China, that 
weighs about 25 or 30 lbs. I have seen several 
when shooting, but never myself shot one. These 
are in very great quantity, and although they 
are generally either single or in pairs, a large 
number are shot annually, when the shooting season 
commences in Shanghai, and parties with their 
house - boats start for the interior by river and 
canal. In the commencement of November a 
charming trip may be arranged from Sha'nghai, as 
the house-boats are conveniently fitted, expressly for 
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