170 RABBITS, CATS, AND CAVIES 



Truss, and some time afterwards came into the possession 

 of the writer, who had him for some years. 



The head should be fairly large, well rounded in shape, 

 not long in face, and tolerably strong in muzzle and throat. 



The ears should be rather small, carried erect, with a 

 forward turn, not very wide at base, clean cut and neat. 



The eyes should be large, round, bold in expression 

 and yellow in colour. 



The legs and feet : the former should be rather long 

 and well boned, the latter round and small. 



The body should be deep in chest, but lengthy in 

 barrel, and rather narrow across the back and hind quarters. 



The tail should be long, but not thin, tapering towards 

 the tip, and marked with rings throughout. 



The coat should be fine, dense and sleek, not long 

 anywhere, and have a glossy appearance. 



The colour is composed of a rich creamy yellow 

 ground, barred and striped with rich red, sometimes 

 nearly as deep as chocolate, and disposed in much the 

 same way as on the Bengal tiger, which may be looked 

 upon as the c< Emperor of Tabby cats." 



The ground colour and the markings should each 

 be as clear and distinct as possible, and unmixed with any 

 other shade or tint, and the difficulty of obtaining this 

 is the reason high-class specimens of this variety are so 

 scarce and valuable. 



Condition should be firm as to flesh, glossy as to 

 coat, and appearance that of an active, alert animal. 



Size varies a good deal in the sexes ; for while males 

 of twelve pounds and over are not uncommon, the females 



