THE ENGLISH RABBIT 95 



Another is, they have a butterfly spot wanting one 

 wing, or the body of the butterfly is too low down, or 

 too high up. 



Another cause of failure is, in the face markings, the 

 spots at side of each eye being often found to run with 

 each other, and form a mass, instead of being distinct and 

 detached. 



Others fail in the trace on back, either being wanting 

 in places, or absent altogether ; both faults. 



Perhaps one of the most frequent faults is in the 

 chain, which should, as nearly as possible, correspond in 

 the markings each side of the neck and shoulders, but is 

 often found good on one side, and faint and pale on the 

 other, or often faulty on both sides ; others are wrong in 

 coat, by being too long and fine, when it should be short 

 and rather hard in texture. 



Some are too heavily marked on the sides of the 

 thighs and rump, which give a blotchy look, and are much 

 disliked by most judges. 



And lastly, some have either no belly spots at all, or 

 not the regulation number ; but, I think, few English 

 Rabbits would be thrown out on this account alone, if 

 fairly good in the several other desired points. 



I consider them as a rule to be decidedly hardy and 

 of good constitution, or they would probably not have 

 survived to the present day, as I can answer for it, the 

 majority of young fanciers in my boyhood had none of the 

 luxurious Rabbitries we now see in all directions over the 

 country ; and the Spotted Butterflies were as a rule the 

 variety kept, and almost invariably in outside hutches ; 



