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filled in below the eyes, with no appearance of being 

 pinched. 



MUSCLES OF THE CHEEK. The muscles of the 

 cheeks should be quite flat, with no lumpiness or 

 cheek-bumps, the angle of the jawbone well defined. 



LIPS. The lips should hang quite square in front, 

 forming a right angle witK the upper line of fore- 

 face. 



UNDERLINE. The underline of the head, viewed 

 in profile, runs almost in a straight line from the 

 corner of the lip to the corner of the jawbone, 

 allowing for the fold of the lip, but with no loose 

 skin to hang down. 



JAW. The lower jaw should be ab'out level, or, 

 at any rate, not project jnore than the sixteenth" of 

 an inch. 



NOSE AND NOSTRIL. The bridge of the nose 

 should be very wide, with a slight ridge where the 

 cartilage joins the bone. (This is quite a character- 

 istic of the breed.) The nostrils should be large, 

 wide, and open, giving a blunt look to the nose. A 

 butterfly or flesh-coloured nose is not objected to in 

 harlequins. 



EARS. The ears should be small, set high on 

 the skull, and carried slightly erect with the tips 

 falling forward. 



NECK. Next to the head, the neck is one of 

 the chief characteristics. It should be long, well 

 arched, and quite clean and free from loose skin, 

 held well up, snake -like in carriage, well set in 

 the shoulders, and the junction pf the head and neck 

 well defined. 



SHOULDERS. The shoulders should be muscular, 

 but not loaded, and well sloped back, with the elbows 



