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MAMMALIA. 
tail long, naked, and tapering to a fine point ; hair very short. 
Inhabits Central Africa. 
Variety 44.— Strenuus.— The Stag-Hound—H ead large, 
square; ears very long and pendulous; tail very erect; hair 
white, with various patches of dark brown or black. 
Variety 45. — Celer. — The Fox-Hound.—P late XIJ. fig. 2. 
—Muzzle longer than the last; head.small in proportion to the 
body; ears long, pendulous; chest deep and wide; tail thick, 
and carried high. 
Variety 46.— Leverarius. —The Harrier.—M uzzle long; 
head thick and round ; ears long, pendant; limbs strong; tail 
erect, somewhat curved. 
Variety 47.— -Prestons. —The Beagle.—S mallest of the dogs 
of chase ; legs short, body compact; head large, muzzle taper¬ 
ing, ears long, tail semi-erect. 
Variety 48— Lutrans. — The Otter-Hound—H ead large 
and broad; ears long, pendant, and rough ; face with long hairs; 
hair strong, shaggy, and wiry; legs thick. 
Variety 49— Pugilis. —The Bull-Terrier.— Head large, 
square, neck short, chest deep; legs very strong. 
Section VIII.—Mongrel hounds, which hunt singly either 
by the scent or eye. 
Variety 50— Indagator.— The Lurcher. — Shaped like a 
greyhound, but shorter, and more compact in the body; ears 
half pricked; hair long and coarse, of a grizzly gray, or pale 
sand-colour. 
Variety 51. — Saltator. —The Tumbler.—L ess than the grey¬ 
hound, body more slender, and is allied to the lurcher. 
Variety 52.— Vertagus —The Turnspit. — Head large, body 
long, legs short and crooked, tail twisted spirally over his back. 
Division III.—Plead truncated. 
Section IX. — Watch-dogs, which have no propensity for 
hunting. 
Variety 53.— Anglicus.— The Mastiff. —Plate XIII. fig. 4. 
—Large, powerful; head large, short, and square ; ears not 
quite half the length of the head, and pendant; lips full, up- 
