154 RABBITS, CATS, AND CAVIES 



cheeks, face short and moderately broad, neck well 

 covered. 



Ears, rather large, tufted inside but with nothing pro- 

 minent in the way of tipping, and the colour of the dark 

 parts of the body. 



Eyes should be very large and prominent ; orange in 

 colour for the Dark, and orange yellow for the Light 

 shades of Smoke, lustrous and expressive. 



Shoulders and chest covered with abundance of long 

 straight hair, forming profuse mane and frill. 



Legs and feet moderate in length, but muscular and 

 strong in bone. 



Brush very full and bushy ; hind quarters muscular, 

 large, and clothed with plenty of long straight hair. 



Coat voluminous all over, reaching nearly to the 

 ground at sides when in full feather, with dense under- 

 coat. 



Condition, hard, firm and muscular without superflu- 

 ous flesh ; body not so long or flat in appearance as in 

 some varieties perhaps cobbiness would express my 

 meaning. 



In size there is usually much difference in the sexes, 

 for while the males often approach twelve to fourteen 

 pounds, the females may average from eight to ten 

 pounds, but I think rarely exceed the latter weight. 



Colour is of much importance in this variety, for 

 though some may fancy a bad black is a Dark Smoke, 

 and a bad blue a Light Smoke, this is not my 

 view. 



I think each is made up of two distinct shades, the 



