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to their progeny. The strain is easily trained, 

 possesses great sense, plenty of dash and go, and 

 can stand the hardest work without ill effect. Mr. 

 Green uses them as retrievers in Scotland amongst 

 the grouse, much to the admiration of some of 

 the old Highland sportsmen. These spaniels are 

 also excellent dogs for snipe, duck, and mixed 

 shooting of all kinds ; they cannot be excelled as 

 water dogs, and I am certain that animals so hand- 

 some and so good are well worth cultivating. 



The Club descriptive particulars of any other 

 variety of field spaniel are as follows, the points 

 being similar to those adopted for the black variety, 

 excepting, of course, as to colour : 



" Head. Similar to that of the black spaniel, 

 save in colour. 



" Eyes. The colour in all cases to match the coat 

 and markings, viz. : Black and Tans hazel or 

 brown ; Liver and Tans rather lighter than in 

 black and tans, but of good rich tone ; Livers- 

 light hazel colour ; Black Tan and White Roans, 

 &c., &c. somewhat similar to liver and tans ; 

 Liver and Tan Roans, &c. Somewhat similar to 

 liver and tans. 



" Ears. Similar to those of the black spaniel, 

 except in colour. 



" Neck. Similar to that of the black spaniel. 



