356 British Dogs. 



colour most fancied by the public, but breeders prefer tlie darker 

 colours, as there is a tendency with Skyes to throw stock lighter than 

 themselves." 



Weights, measurements, &c., of celebrated drop-eared Skye terriers : 

 Mr. James Pratt's Piper (K.C.S.B., 4852): Age, 6 years; weight, 

 161b. ; height at shoulder, 9in. ; length from nose to set on of tail, 30in.; 

 length of tail, 9in. ; girth of chest, 19in. ; girth of loin, 15in. ; girth of 

 head, 15in. ; girth of arm lin. above elbow, 5 Jin. ; girth of leg lin. 

 below elbow, 4in. ; length of head from occiput to tip of nose, Sin. ; girth 

 of muzzle midway between eyes and tip of nose, 7in. ; colour and 

 markings, slatey blue. 



Mr. James Pratt's bitch Heatherbloom (K.C.S.B., 6695) : Age, 4 years ; 

 weight, 141b. ; height at shoulder, 8Jin. ; length from nose to set on of 

 tail, 28in. ; length of tail, 7 Jin. ; girth of chest, 16in. ; girth of loin, 



12 Jin. ; girth of head, 12in. ; girth of arm lin. above elbow, 4in. ; girth of 

 leg lin. below elbow, Sin. ; length of head from occiput to tip of nose, 

 7in. ; girth of muzzle midway between eyes and tip of nose, 6Jin. \ 

 colour and markings, blue. 



Weights, measurements, &c., of celebrated prick-eared Skye terriers : 



Mr. Duncan Cunningham's Elcho : Age, 14 months ; weight, 171b. ; 



height at shoulder, 9in. ; length from nose to set on of tail, 29in. ; length 



of tail, 9in. ; girth of chest, 17in. ; girth of loin, 15 Jin. ; girth of head, 



13 Jin. ; girth of arm lin. above elbow, 6in. ; girth of leg lin. below 

 elbow, 5Jin. ; length of head from occiput to tip of nose, 7f in. ; girth 

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

 markings, silver grey. 



Mr. Duncan Cunningham's bitch Thistle : Age, 2 years 7 months ; 

 weight, 151b. ; height at shoulder, Sin. ; length from nose to set on 

 of tail, 27in. ; length of tail, 7|in. ; girth of chest, 16in. ; girth of loin, 

 13in. ; girth of head, 12in. ; girth of arm lin. above elbow, 5in ; girth 

 of leg lin. below elbow, 4 Jin. ; length of head from occiput to tip of nose, 

 7in.; girth of muzzle midway between eyes and tip of nose, 6iin. ; colour 

 and markings, steel grey. 



Mr. Duncan Cunningham's Monarch : Age, 4 years 8 months ; weight,. 

 201b ; height at shoulder, 8fin. ; length from nose to set on of tail, 31 Jin. ; 

 length of tail, 9in. ; girth of chest, ISin. ; girth of loin, 15in. ; girth of 

 head, 14in. girth of arm lin. above elbow, 6in. ; girth of leg lin. below 



