CHAPTER XVII 



THE SILVER BROWN RABBIT 



THIS is certainly comparatively a newcomer into the 

 fancy, as there are plenty of men now living who 

 remember its first appearance and it is claimed to be the 

 result of a cross between a Belgiam Hare^ Rabbit and a 

 Silver Grey ; nevertheless it has long been sufficiently 

 established to breed true to type and colour, and has many 

 admirers. I do not think it has, or ever had, the same 

 amount of popularity enjoyed by Silver Greys, Creams 

 and Fawns, but it has a good deal of beauty of its own. 



In cobbiness and neatness of shape it takes more 

 after the Silver Greys, which it also resembles in its 

 lively manner of action, and the evenness and uniformity 

 of ticking ; the ears, which should not be wide or much 

 open towards the upper part, are small, being preferred 

 not exceeding four inches in length, and should | be free 

 from the lacing at the edges which is so desired in the 

 Belgian Hare. 



The eyes, which are dark and protruding and free from 

 any whiteness, or even paleness, in the tint of the hair 

 surrounding them, should be expressive and intelligent- 

 looking. 



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