192 RABBITS, CATS, AND CAVIES 



The face, chest and chin white, with a blaze up the 

 forehead between the eyes ; and the under part of the 

 body also white. 



The head should be round, not very large, and with a 

 moderately long face. 



The ears small, well placed and erect in carriage. 



The eyes should be bright and round shaped, follow- 

 ing the colour of the Tabby in shade. 



The body, fairly long, but not lanky or flat-sided, and 

 muscular in build. , 



The legs rather short than long, to avoid any legginess, 

 and the feet round and small ; both well boned. 



The tail strong at root, tapering to base, and not of 

 great length . 



The coat short, close and dense, but fine and soft to 

 the touch. 



The condition hard, firm and muscular, not fat 

 or coarse, and the general appearance graceful and 

 active. 



The size should be from ten to twelve pounds for 

 males, and from seven to nine pounds for females ; a 

 little more may be allowed to each sex, provided there is 

 a general sense of quality rather than coarseness. 



The colour, to be ideal, should be tabby all over, 

 except the white blaze up face between the eyes, white 

 chest, belly and the four feet, no spots to be allowed on 

 any of the white markings, nor any white on any part of 

 the tabby markings. 



Such a cat as described is not as often seen as may be 

 supposed, but is a very pretty creature. 



