THE COMMON GREYHOUND. Ill 



The Irish Greyhound is supposed to be the 

 largest of all the Dog kind, as well as one of the 

 most beautiful and majestic in its appearance. Its 

 limbs are proportionally more stout and strong; 

 and its whole formation much heavier than that of 

 the Common Greyhound. 



These Dogs are now very rare in all parts of the 

 world. Pennant informs us, that latterly they be- 

 came scarce in Ireland, in consequence of the king 

 of Poland having procured from thence, by his 

 agents, as many as he was able to purchase*. M. de 

 Buffo n says, that he never saw more than one of 

 them in France. 



THE COMMON GREYHOUND*)*. 



Highland Greyhound. 



The Greyhound was formerly esteemed first in 

 rank amongst the British Dogs. By the forest laws of 

 King Canute, it was enacted, that no person under 

 the degree of a gentleman should presume to keep a 



* Penn. Brit. Zool. i. p. 65. 



f Canis familiaris g raj us. Linnaeus. Le Levrier. Buffon* 

 See the Synopsis, p. 19, No. 9, VAR^P. 



Greyhound, 



