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KING CHARLES'S SPANIEL, 

 PLATE VL 



A BEAUTIFUL breed, in general black and Avhite. 

 and presumed to be the parent of 



THE COCKER, 

 PLATE XV. 



Who is usually black and shorter in the back than 

 the spaniel. This appears to be the Gredin of 

 Buffon. 



The Blenheim, Marlborough, or Pyrame of Buf- 

 fon, is very similar to the above, but the black colour 

 is relieved by fire-colour spots above the eyes, and 

 the same on the breast and feet; the muzzle is 

 fuller, and the back rather short. 



The Maltese Dog (Canis Melitfeus), the Bichon, 

 or Chien Bouffe of Buffon, is the most ancient of the 

 small spaniel races, being figured on Roman monu- 

 ments and noticed by Strabo ; the muzzle is rounder, 

 the hair very long, silky, and usually v^^hite, the 

 stature very small, and only fit for ladies' lap-dogs. 



