GREYHOUND. — Canis jamiliaris. 
‘so-agile, that they baffle the best hounds, and get away fairly into cover, from whence the 
Greyhound, working only by:sight, is unable to drive ther. 
Naturally, the Greyhouné of pure blood is not poss 
character, and it is therefore found necessary to give these creatures the proper amount 
af endurance by crossing them with the bull-dog, one of the most determined and 
courageous animals in existence. As may be supposed, the immediate offspring of a 
bulldog and a Greyhound is a most ungainly animal, Lut by continually crossmg with 
the pure Greyhound, the outward shape of the thick and sturdy bull-dog is entirely 
merced in the more graceful animal, while his stubborn pertinacity remains implanted 
in its nature. 
The keleton of the Greyhound is a curious one, and when viewed from behind, bears 
a marvellous resemblance to that of the ostrich. 
The narrow head and sharp nose of the Greyhound, useful as they are for aiding the 
progress of the animal by removing every impe ediment to its passage through the atmo- 
sphere, yet depriv e it of a most valuable ‘faculty, that of chasing by scent. The muzzle 
is so narrow in proportion to its length, that the nasal nerves have no room for proper 
development, and hence the animal is very deficient in its powers of scent. The same 
circumstance may he noted im many other animals. 
© Irish GREYHOUND is a remarkably fine animal, being four feet in length, and 
very firmly built. Its hair is of a pale fawn colour, and much rougher than that of the 
smooth English Greyhound. 
essed of a very determined ~ 
