BTJLL-TEHRiKR.] F li MOUNTAIN, FIELD, AND FARM. [the LrncnEQ. 



composed of a "[roup of three — INfrtltn, Gozo, 

 and Coiiiino — of whieli tlio lirst is by far tlio 

 largest. From the ru\st of these ishmda the 

 Maltese terrier takes its name; and although 

 it has, by some uaturalists, been classetl with 

 the spaniels, its habit of vermin-killing has in- 

 duced others to class it with the terriers. It 

 is very diminutive, and is usually black, though 

 sometimes white ; but, in whatever colour ho 

 appears, he should be of but one "all over." 



This little animal was well known to the 

 ancients, as he figures upon many lloman re- 

 mains. He is now, however, nearly extinct ; 

 and the celebrated animal-painter, Landseer, 

 has immortalised him in one of his paintings, 

 as " The Last of his Eace." 



THE BULL-TERRIER 

 Is a cross between terrier and bulldog, vary- 

 ing in aspect according to the sort of terrier 



to which lio owes descent. As his name im- 

 j)lies, ho is a mongrel, but is, nevertholeas, a 

 lively courageous dog, well adapted for all 

 kinds of mischievous sport, and ailbrding fewer 

 unpleasant associations than the bulldog, 

 while ho is hardier than the terrier. 



THE LURCHER. 

 The lurcher appears to be a mixed breed 

 between the rough terrier or shepherd's dog 

 and the greyhound, and is therefore a mongrel 

 dog. Bewick informs us that it is shorter 

 than the latter, with stronger limbs, and is 

 covered with a rough coat of hair, commonly 

 of a pale yellow colour. The scent of this dog 

 being remarkably fine, he is often employed in 

 killing hares and rabbits in the night. He 

 steals silently and cautiously upon them while 

 they are feeding, and then suddenly darts for- 

 ward and seizes them. 



CHAPTER V. 



HOUNDS. 



To introduce to and acclimatise various birds, 

 animals, and lislies in Australia and New 

 Zealand from this country, has, for some years, 

 been the object of several colonists, ambitious 

 of having the forests, fields, and rivers of their 

 adopted homes, stored with such living re- 

 membrancers of the land they have left, as 

 may preserve it for ever in their recollections. 

 To a large extent, we believe, success has at- 

 tended tlieir eftbrts ; and, we think, that some- 

 thing in the same way might be attempted for 

 this country, seeing that there is much living 

 beauty scattered over the globe that might, 

 with little expense and trouble, be here natu- 

 ralised. . Certainly nature has distributed 

 over the surface of the earth the races 

 best fitted for each climate. And nowhere 

 can a race arrive at such perfection and beauty 

 as in its first home. Nevertheless, there are 

 numerous races for which other climates be- 

 sides their own are adapted. And in nothing 



have the ingenuity and energy of man been so 

 magnificently displayed as in the introduction 

 of new races. The art of acclimatisation is 

 unquestionably capable of immense develop- 

 ment. An association has been instituted in 

 London, expressly for the purpose of improving 

 the art to its utmost possibilities. In refer- 

 ence to man, the most extraordinary example 

 of acclimatisation which modern times has 

 produced, is the growth, by millions, of negroes 

 in America and the West Indies. America 

 and the West Indies are not well adapted to 

 the European constitution ; but the large, and 

 always enlarging infusion of the negro blood 

 will, doubtless, ultimately (if it has not already) 

 produce the exact race the best suited for the 

 climate. In America the results would be 

 helped by saving from extinction the native 

 American race. So far, however, as America 

 is concerned, a new element is destined to 

 come into play. The intercourse between 



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