. Notes and sketches from the wild coasts of Nipon; with chapters on cruising after pirates in Chinese waters. Natural history; Pirates. '^MApQiiK CHAPTER IV. DEEE-SIIOOTING AND OTHER MATTERS. There is only one species of deer in Japan (Cervus Sika). This animal, however, is very abundant, both in the extreme north and south. Owing to the great difference in climate in the extremes of the island, or more properly islands, the herbage varies immensely, being succulent and nutritious in the north, but coarse, rank, and indifferent in the south. Nearly all the grasses found in the southern parts
. Notes and sketches from the wild coasts of Nipon; with chapters on cruising after pirates in Chinese waters. Natural history; Pirates. '^MApQiiK CHAPTER IV. DEEE-SIIOOTING AND OTHER MATTERS. There is only one species of deer in Japan (Cervus Sika). This animal, however, is very abundant, both in the extreme north and south. Owing to the great difference in climate in the extremes of the island, or more properly islands, the herbage varies immensely, being succulent and nutritious in the north, but coarse, rank, and indifferent in the south. Nearly all the grasses found in the southern parts are rough-edged or saw-toothed. On account of this great difference of herbage the deer vary very much in size, a hundred pounds being above the average in the south, but in F. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original St. John, Henry Craven, 1837-1909. Edinburgh, D. Douglas
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