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and there. These dogs ought, however, to be well feathered nearly- 

 all the way down their legs, and their feet especially ought to be 

 well clothed with hair. When thus feathered they have always 

 plenty of hair on their flags ; but if these are bushy sideways, 

 and not presenting a flat fanlike form, they are to be considered 

 imperfect in this point, though, nevertheless, the individual pos- 

 sessing such a stern ma}'' be a good dog. 



The Scotch or Gordon Setter is of a black tan, or black tan and 

 white colour, in other respects resembling the English dog, except 

 in some few minute points. This breed has lately become fashion- 

 able in England, where it is as common as its southern competitor. 

 The bitch setter, like the pointer, is lighter and smaller, espe- 

 cially about the head, which is not so square and deep in any of 

 its proportions. 



THE RUSSIA.N SETTER. 



This dog was at one time, that is, about twenty years ago, con- 

 sidered to be superior to our English breed, and many of them 

 were then introduced into the kennels of our best sportsmen, but 

 they are now almost lost sight of again. In the year 1841, the 

 late Mr. Lang, well known as a first-rate shot both at game and 

 pigeons, and as a breeder of pointers and setters, wrote to the 

 Editor of the " Sporting Review '' a letter warmly in praise of 

 them, from which the following is an extract : — 



" In the season of 1839 I was asked, for a week's shooting, into 

 Somersetshire, by an old friend, whose science in everything con- 



