. The animal kingdom : arranged after its organization; forming a natural history of animals, and an introduction to comparative anatomy. Zoology. 126 Div. 1. VERTEBRATE ANIMALS—MAMMALIA. Class 1, many points. When very old, tlie Stag; becomes blackish, and the hairs on the neck lengthen and become erect. The antlers are shed in sprins;, the old ones losing them first; and are reproduced in summer, during the whole of which period the males associate separately. When they are grown again., the rutting season commences, which lasts three weeks, at which time the males become furious. Both sexes
. The animal kingdom : arranged after its organization; forming a natural history of animals, and an introduction to comparative anatomy. Zoology. 126 Div. 1. VERTEBRATE ANIMALS—MAMMALIA. Class 1, many points. When very old, tlie Stag; becomes blackish, and the hairs on the neck lengthen and become erect. The antlers are shed in sprins;, the old ones losing them first; and are reproduced in summer, during the whole of which period the males associate separately. When they are grown again., the rutting season commences, which lasts three weeks, at which time the males become furious. Both sexes unite in vast herds to pass the winter. The hind carries eight months, and brings forth in May ; the fawn is fulvous, spotted with white. The Canadian Stag, or Uapili; Elk of the Anglo-Americans (C canadensis, Gm.; C. strongi/loceros, Schreb.) —A fourth larger than our Stag, and nearly of the same colour, but with the disk of the crupper larger and paler, the horns equally round, but more developed, and without a palm. Inhabits all the temperate parts of North America. The Virginian Stag, or Deer of the Anglo-Americans (C virginianui, Gm.).—Less than ours, and more elegantly formed; the muzzle more pointed; of a pale fulvous in summer, reddish-grey in winter; the under part of the throat and tail white at all seasons. Antlers shorter than in the European species, and very differently formed. The species inhabiting warm climates do not change colour. There are several in South America, at pre- sent but imperfectly determined; as C. paludosus, Desm. ; C. campestris, F. Cuv. ; C. nemoralis, H. Smith, &c. There are also several in the East In- dies ; as the Axis (C. aj:is, Lin.), permanently spotted with pure white, and which is indigenous to Bengal, but propagates easily in Europe : also C. Aristotelis, Cuv., which, with long hairs on the neck and throat, and inhabiting the north of India, must correspond with the Hippelaphus of Aristotle, &c., &c. Several of th
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