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BLACK-AND-WHITE CATS. 



THE BLACK-AND-WHITE CAT. 



This is distinct from the white-and-hlack cat, the ground 

 colour being black, marked with white ; while the other is 

 white, marked with black. The chief points of excellence 

 for show purposes are a dense bright brown-black, evenly 

 marked with white. Of this I give an illustration, showing 

 the most approved way in which the white should be 

 distributed, coming to a point between the eyes. The feet 

 should be white, and the chest, the nose, and the pads white. 

 No black on the lips or nose, whiskers white, eyes of orange 

 yellow. Any black on the white portions is highly detri- 

 mental to its beauty and its chance of a prize. 



