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Printed on border: "Cervus capreolus, Lin. Le Chevreuil, Buff." "The roe was formerly common in many parts of England and Wales; but at present it is to be found only in the Highlands of Scotland. It is the smallest of all the deer kind, being only three feet four inches long, and somewhat more than two feet in height : the horns are from eight to nine inches long, upright, round, and divided into three branches; the body is covered with long hair; the lower part of each hair is ash colour; near the end is a narrow bar of black, and the point is yellow..." Includes additional text. |
