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" Body. — Muscular, fairly thickset, moderate 

 length, strong, well set on legs. 



'' Neck. — Slightly arched, thick, nearly level with 

 the back of the skull at the point of joining. Skin 

 full in front, and dewlap developed. 



" Chest. — Deep, not broad underneath. Shoulders 

 strong, and broad across the back, which is moderate 

 in length, and strong. 



'^ Loins. — Broad and muscular, and slightly arched. 

 Thighs thick and slightly curved. 



" Tail. — Long and evenly furnished with hair, 

 thickest at the root, and carried curved upwards 

 from the loins. 



'' Legs. — With plenty of bone and muscle, short, 

 and strong ; .feet round and close. 



'* Coat. — Hard, close, and smooth. 



" Coloiu\ — Black and tan ; blue mottled and tan ; 

 black, tan, and white ; tan and white. 



'' Height. — 22 inches, more or less, which should 

 depend upon the depth of the body." 



I have dwelt thus long on this hound because, so 

 far as I am aware, its description has not hitherto 

 been published, and because there is a likelihood of 

 this fine old variety becoming as extinct as the 

 dodo, and, perhaps, it is in danger of being forgotten 

 altogether. 



Mr. Ryan writes me that his hounds average about 



