. A general history of quadrupeds : the figures engraved on wood . o his chafes of Enfield and tliat time tliey hzve multiplied exceedingly in ma-ny parts of this kingdom, which is now become famousfor venifon of fuperior fatnefs and flavour to that of anyother country in the world. The Fallow-deer, with fome variation, is found inalmoft every country of Europe. Thofe of Spain are aslarge as Stags, but darker; their necks are alfo morellender; and their tails, which are longer than thofe ofours, are black above, and white beneath. In Guiana (a country of South-America) according t
. A general history of quadrupeds : the figures engraved on wood . o his chafes of Enfield and tliat time tliey hzve multiplied exceedingly in ma-ny parts of this kingdom, which is now become famousfor venifon of fuperior fatnefs and flavour to that of anyother country in the world. The Fallow-deer, with fome variation, is found inalmoft every country of Europe. Thofe of Spain are aslarge as Stags, but darker; their necks are alfo morellender; and their tails, which are longer than thofe ofours, are black above, and white beneath. In Guiana (a country of South-America) according toLabat, there are Deer without horns, fmaller than thofeof Europe, but refembling them in every other are very lively, light, and exceflively timid -, of areddifh colour; with {harp, piercing eyes, and (hort purfued, they fly into places of difficult natives frequently Hand and watch for them in nar-row paths; and, as foon as the game appears withinreach, fhoot them unperceived. Their flefli is confideredas a great K 146 HISTORY OF QIJADRUPEDS.
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