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THE STUDY OF BREEDS. 



17. Umbilicus That point in the central and lower part 

 of the abdomen where the umbilical cord of the foetus is 

 attached. 



18. Barrel Depression The triangular depression that lies 

 below the loin, behind the long ribs and in front of the hip. 



19. Shoulder Blade The triangular bone of the shoulder, 

 more or less flat on the surface, which extends downward and 

 forward and covers the forward portion of the side of the 

 chest. 



20. Top Shoulder Point The upper point of the shoulder 

 blade. 



21. Front Shoulder Point The rounded point located at 

 the front and lower part of the shoulder blade, where the 

 latter joins the arm bone. 



22. Elbow Point That rounded prominence at the upper 

 and back portion of the forearm. 



23. Foreleg The whole of the forward limb below the 

 top of the arm. 



24. Hindleg The whole of the rear limb below the upper 

 extremity of the thigh bone. 



25. Stifle That joint immediately back of the hind flank. 



26. Thurl The hip joint located toward the rear and upper 

 portion of the hip. 



27. Sacrum Nearly synonymous with the pelvic arch. 



28. Incurving Thigh Forward curve of the rear part of 

 the thigh. 



29. Fore Udder The two forward quarters of the udder. 



30. Hind Udder The two rearward quarters of the udder. 



31. False Teats Miniature teats in the male placed more 

 or less distant from one another and immediately in front of 

 the purse. 



DEFINITION OF TERMS RELATING TO ANIMAL FORM 



WHICH ARE LIABLE TO BE MISUNDERSTOOD 



BECAUSE OF THEIR INDEFINITENESS. 



1. A Clean Cut Head A head that is light rather than 

 heavy, fine rather than coarse, nicely curved out below the 

 eyes and in a less degree above them, and free from super- 

 fluous flesh in every part. 



2. A Head Well Set On One that is carried with ^ that 

 degree of erection that is pleasing to the eye and that joins 

 nicely at the junction with the neck. 



3. A Neck Well Set On One that is of proper elevation 

 for the sex and breed, and that joins nicely at the head and 

 blends nicely at the shoulders. 



4. Parallelogrammic Form That form in which the body 

 from the rear neck line backward resembles a parallelogram. 



