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red or yellow. The Irish setter is generally of a red color without any trace of 

 black, and little or no white, but there is one strain characterized by its red and 

 white coloration. It is a rather more " leggy " animal than its English cousin, 

 with a narrower and rather longer head, more produced nose (of which the color is 

 generally deep mahogany), and more tapering ears, which, when extended should 

 reach nearly to the nose. 



The Gordon, or black and tan setter, is now characterized by its mixture of 

 jet-black and mahogany-tan colors, although the original breed was black, tan, and 



IRISH SETTER. 



(One-eighth natural size. ) 



white. It is a heavier animal than either the English or Irish breeds, this heavi- 

 ness being specially shown in the head, which makes some approach to that of 

 the bloodhound. The nose is relatively wide, and rarely shows the concave pro- 

 file of the English setter ; the tail is rather short ; while the coat, although in some 

 strains silky, may be much coarser than in the other breeds. The Welsh setter, 

 which shows a great amount of variation in color, is distinguished from the pre- 

 ceding by its curly coat. Finally, the Russian setter, according to Stonehenge, 

 "is almost entirely concealed by a long woolly coat, which is matted together 

 in the most extraordinary manner, and which would lead to the supposition that 



