THE FIELD SPANIEL. 



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denseness to afford good protection to the skin in thorny 

 coverts, and moderately long. The feather should be long 

 and ample, straight or very slightly wavy, heavily fringing 

 the ears, back of fore legs, between the toes, and on back 

 quarters. 



Tail (value 10) should be strong, and carried not higher 

 than the level of the back. 



