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Coat. Short and fine ; no crimping. 



Head. Domed, though in many of our best specimens this is not apparent. 



Nose. Strongly Roman, and finer than in the Fino de Paris hounds. 



ars. H\.\ng very low, and of immense length. 



Flews. Well marked. 



Fye. Dark, sunken, and hawed. 



Bone. Somewhat light, except in one or two specimens. 



Legs. Torses, demi-torses, droites, with an inclination to height. 



General Appearance. A fine, upstanding hound, well put together, and of 

 high breeding. 



Examples. In the first instance, Termino (?), Guinevre, Bellicent. In the 

 second degree, Bourbon, Chopette, Zeus, Beau, Beauclerc, Narcissus, Colinnette, 

 Blondin, Dosia. 



LANE HOUNDS 



Colour. Light tricolour, lemon-and-white, hare-pie (with ticking). 



Coat. Short, thick. 



Head. Should be domed ; somewhat large and coarse. 



Ears. Long, heavy, broad, and hung low. 



/%*. Well marked. 



Eye. Light. 



Legs. Torses. 



Bone. Enormous. 



General Appearance,. A very big, heavy Basset ; coarse and clumsy, with 

 enormous chest development. 



Examples. In the first instance, Ramono II. ; in the second instance, 

 Gavotte, Blanchette II., Champion, Bavard, Chorister, Hannibal. 



GRIFFONS 



Colour. Tricolour, blue-grey, hare-pie, lemon-and-white. 

 Coat. Thick, hard, wire-haired, and like that of the Otter-hound. 

 Head. Such as that of the Otter-hound, and well flewed. 

 Eye. Dark and hawed. 

 Ears. Long and pendulous, low hung. 

 Bone. Good. 

 Legs. Torses. 



General Appearance. A strong, active hound, powerful, and well knit 

 together. 



Example. Ramoneau." 



Readers of the foregoing interesting contribution, will readily 

 see that type and fashion could each be defined ; for in his article 

 Mr. Millais has described not merely one type of Basset, but 

 (including the broken-haired Griffon) four, and has thereby proved 

 that he had estimated his own ability too modestly. Perhaps the 

 term " type " is too strong to apply to the slight variations described, 

 which, in fact, amount merely to small differences in features, always 

 showing variations in families. We would say of the Scottish 

 Highlanders, they are of Celtic type ; but the term would not 

 be used to describe some minute difference that may have been 

 observable between the Clan Macgregor and the Clan Macdonald. 

 It is, however, the order of the day, in regard to dogs, to sub- 

 divide with such great minuteness that it is only given to those 



