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UNGULATES. 
The roe has a relatively short head, with moderate ears, a very small gland 
below the eye, and the naked portion of the sharp muzzle small and not extending 
beyond the nostrils. Normally there are no tusks in the upper jaw; and the tail 
is short and rudimentary. The neck is rather long and slender, and carried high 
above the level of the back ; and the limbs are likewise slight and delicately formed. 
In summer the colour of the fur is reddish brown, but in winter, when it becomes 
MALE AND FEMALE ROE DEER (j^ Hat. size). 
thicker and finer, the tint changes to yellowish grey. There are some black and 
white markings on the lips, and there is a large patch of white on the buttocks 
enclosing the tail, while the under-parts and the insides of the limbs are pale 
yellowish fawn. The fur of the fawns is spotted with white. The weight of a 
full-grown buck may reach 60 lbs. 
_. . .. .. The common roe is an indigenous inhabitant of the British Isles 
Distribution. ° 
and the greater part or Europe, extending northwards to the south of 
Sweden, and southwards to Italy and Spain. In Russia it is confined to the regions 
