. A general history of quadrupeds : the figures engraved on wood . HISTORY OF QUADRUPEDS. 141. THE AXIS, OR GANGES STAG. {LJxisy BufF.) This animal is an inhabitant of thofe immenfe plainsof India watered by the river Ganges.—M. BufFon con-fiders it as a variety or (hade between the Stag and theFallow-deer. It is of the fize of the latter ; but its hornsare round, like thofe of the Stag; and it has no browantlers. Its whole body is marked with white fpots, ele-gantly difpofed, and diftin£l: from each other; tke belly,infide of the thighs, and legs, are white ; along the backthere are two rows
. A general history of quadrupeds : the figures engraved on wood . HISTORY OF QUADRUPEDS. 141. THE AXIS, OR GANGES STAG. {LJxisy BufF.) This animal is an inhabitant of thofe immenfe plainsof India watered by the river Ganges.—M. BufFon con-fiders it as a variety or (hade between the Stag and theFallow-deer. It is of the fize of the latter ; but its hornsare round, like thofe of the Stag; and it has no browantlers. Its whole body is marked with white fpots, ele-gantly difpofed, and diftin£l: from each other; tke belly,infide of the thighs, and legs, are white ; along the backthere are two rows of fpots, parallel to each other; thofeon the other parts of the body are irregular; the headand neck are gray; and the tail, which is red above andwhite beneatli, is as long as that of the Fallow-deer, 142 HISTORY OF QUADRUPEDS. The continent of America abounds with SfngSy andother animals of the Deer kind, in great variety. Infome parts of that vaft country, the inhabitants havedomeflicated them, and live cliiefly upon the milk andcheefe with which they fupply them. Thus we find, that
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