3 o 4 RABBITS, CATS, AND CAVIES 



BOLIVIAN OR ENGLISH TORTOISESHELL AND WHITE 

 CAVIES 



I believe if the public, apart from cavy fanciers or 

 those interested in them as breeders or exhibitors, were 

 asked which colour they admired most of all in the 

 Bolivian or English classes, the majority would declare in 

 favour of this variety, as they are often very pleasing in 

 appearance. 



I have little or no doubt they are easier to breed of 

 good quality than either Tortoiseshells or Agoutis, but 

 they are regarded with so much favour by many judges 

 that a good tricolour is very often seen in the money in' 

 mixed classes. 



Although, according to the standard, three colours only 

 are supposed to be allowed, many I think will be found 

 with four, namely red, black, yellow, or brown, and 

 white, and I am not at all sure this is not as they should 

 be, as blacks, reds, yellows and browns are certainly 

 found in true tortoiseshell, from which they derive the 

 first part of their name, and the same holds good in 

 respect to tortoiseshell cats, whether long or short 

 haired. 



I suppose an ideal specimen should have a consider- 

 able preponderance of tortoiseshell to a limited amount of 

 white in its markings, but although the patches of each 

 join, they should be clear and distinct, without inter- 

 mixture. 



Say a tortoiseshell head with white blaze and chin, 

 white chest, one or more white patches on body ; belly, 



