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ground and, if the path of the deer allows it, at the 
edge of the clearing, where it is less likely to 
attract attention. The platform is made by driving 
three or four poles into the ground, lashing short cross 
pieces from pole to pole, and then laying smaller pieces 
of wood side by side from cross-piece to cross-piece, 
the whole being firmly tied together with bush-rope. 
A roof of palm leaves is sometimes put over the whole, 
to protect the huntsman from rain. Then, by patiently 
watching on this platform a shot at the deer may be 
had. BB or No. i shot is best for the purpose ; the ear 
and behind the shoulder are the best places at which to 
aim. 
The savannah deer and the beyou are both red in colour ; 
the wirribisceri is mouse coloured and very much smaller 
than either of the others. It is about the size of a cha- 
mois. The buck has small straight horns about four or 
five inches long. The venison is whiter and not so dry as 
that of our other deer. It is a rare thing to get a fat 
deer ; out of many killed by the writer only two were 
fat, these being, apparently, barren does. The sex of a 
deer can generally be told by its track ; the hoofs of 
the buck are as a rule round, with the toes even, while 
the doe has a long foot with frequently one toe over- 
lapping. Deer are rarely shot while hunting without 
dogs in the forest ; they are very shy, but will some- 
times, when well concealed, allow a person almost to 
walk upon them. Deserted Indian fields, called mainaps, 
and in the high forest under the leafy branches of fallen 
trees are the best places to look for deer. 
There are two kinds of maipoori or tapir, distinguished 
by the size and a mark on the ears. The largest maipoori 
