THE ANGORA RABBIT 89 



their owner a little more trouble than probably any other 

 variety, to put them down in form, and also because, as 

 I said in my preliminary sketch of the different varieties 

 to be treated, I am glad to see there are still some 

 keen fanciers of this beautiful variety. Occasionally, we 

 see them shown of grey, fawn, slate, black, and mixed 

 colours, but for my own part I greatly prefer them pure 

 white, and none of the others, to my mind, come near 

 them as typical representatives, nor is the coat of any 

 other colour than white of quite such high quality at 

 least, that is my idea. 



I think there is no doubt this was originally an im- 

 ported variety, and although they have always been, and 

 are now, favourites in many of the countries on the 

 Continent of Europe, that they came, if not, as many 

 suppose, from Persia, from some Eastern country. 



There is a peculiar expression about an Angora, 

 which you do not see in any other rabbit. The head should 

 be of moderate size, well covered about the upper part, 

 forehead, and between the ears, with soft feathery hair or 

 wool, often long enough to hang down over the eyes, 

 which are a light shade of pink in the white specimens, 

 but much darker in shade in those not white, or pale 

 fawn, in coat. 



The ears should be short, rather than large, carried 

 erect, without any tendency to lop or droop, clean inside 

 but feathered outside, not thick or coarse, but semi- 

 transparent, showing a pinky colour against the light. 



The fur, or wool, can hardly be too abundant, all 

 over the body and chest, and should be as fine and 



