140 British Dogs. 



The following measurements have been furnished by the respective 

 owners : 



Mr. A. H. Easten's black spaniel Brush : Age, 2 years ; weight, 401b. ; 

 height at shoulder, 15in. ; length from nose to set on of tail, 38in. ; 

 length of tail, Sin. ; girth of chest, 26in. ; girth of loin, 24jm. ; girth of 

 head, 16in. ; girth of forearm, 7in. ; length of head from occiput to tip 

 of nose, 9iin. ; girth of muzzle midway between eyes and tip of nose, 9in. 



Mr. A. H. Easten's black spaniel Bona : Age, 2J years ; weight 321b. ; 

 height at shoulder, 15in.; length from nose to set on of tail, 35in.; length 

 of tail, 4in. ; girth of chest, 24|in. ; girth of loin, 22in. ; girth of head, 

 14in. ; girth of forearm, 6|in. ; length of head from occiput to tip of 

 nose, Sin. ; girth of muzzle midway between eyes and tip of nose, 7Jin. 



Mr. J. W. Dennison's black spaniel Beverlac : Age, 3f years ; weight, 

 541b. ; height at shoulder, 15in. ; length from nose to set on of tail, 

 41in. ; length of tail, Gin. ; girth of chest, 27in. ; girth of loin, 25in. ; 

 girth of head, 18in. ; girth of forearm, Sin. ; length of head from occiput 

 to tip of nose, 9|in. ; girth of muzzle midway between eyes and tip of 

 nose, 9|in. 



Mr. William Avery's field spaniel Black Douglas: Age, 17 months; 

 weight, 441b. ; height at shoulder, 1ft. 3|in. ; length from nose to set on 

 of tail, 3ft. 2in. ; length of tail, 5fin. ; girth of chest, 2ft. l^in. ; girth 

 of loin, 1ft. 9iin. ; girth of head, 1ft. 5in. ; girth of forearm, 6in. ; 

 length of head from occiput to tip of nose, lOin. ; girth of muzzle midway 

 between eyes and tip of nose, 9 Jin. 



CHAPTER XXV. THE COCKER SPANIEL. 

 BY CORSINCON. 



SMALL sized spaniels, weighing from 201b. or even less to 241b., and of 

 all colours liver, black, white with liver or black, and in these flecked 

 or mottled on face, legs, &c. are still pretty numerous throughout the 

 country, and many of them are as good as they are handsome, but at dog 



