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habit and an array of instincts which fit them especially for 

 this peculiar sport. If space allowed we could note at least a 

 dozen divisions of the group of hounds or chasing dogs, each 

 of which has developed a peculiar assemblage of qualities, 

 more or less precisely adapted to some particular game. 



Perhaps the most special adaption which man has brought 

 about in his domesticated animals is found in our pointers 



Fox-Hound and Pups 



and setters. In these groups the dogs have been taught, in 

 somewhat diverse ways, to indicate the presence of birds to 

 the gunner. Although the modes of action of these two 

 breeds are closely related, they are sufficiently distinct to 

 meet certain differences of circumstances. The peculiarities 

 of their actions, it should be noted, are altogether related to 

 the qualities of our fowling-pieces. These have been in use, 

 at least in the form where shot took the place of the single 

 ball, for less than two centuries, and the peculiar training of 



