136 ANIMALS USED BY THE SHOOTEK. 



Clumber, the Sussex, and the Norfolk as shown in the 

 annexed illustration; while among the cockers there are no 

 specific and well-marked kinds now in use, but the Welsh 

 and the Devonshire, though in many parts we meet with 

 small spaniels used for the purpose which cannot be referred 

 to either of these subdivisions of the dog. 



The Clumber Spaniel is a large, very long, and low spaniel, 

 of a white and lemon colour, with a wide and flat head, and 

 long ears. This breed has been confined to the Duke of 

 Newcastle's kennels until within the last few years, and 

 hence its name "Clumber;" but it is now very generally 

 dispersed over the south of England indeed, wherever 

 preserves of pheasants are met with, this spaniel is almost 

 sure to be treasured. His legs are remarkably short and 

 strong, and his pace in hunting is slow; while his muteness 

 is admired by those who only require him in aid of the 

 beaters in a battue. For wild pheasant shooting he is not so 

 useful, as his master cannot tell where he is, or when he is 

 on game. His coat is thick, but silky rather than woolly, 

 and he is well feathered all round. A good team of these 

 spaniels is worth 301. a piece. 



The Sussex Spaniel resembles the Clumber in being a long, 

 low, and strong dog, but he is not so weasel-like in his pro- 

 portions, and is of a deep liver colour instead of being lemon 

 and white. He is also rather stronger and heavier, especially 

 in the forehead, but the chief difference is in his " questing," 

 or giving tongue instead of being mute. This dog is admi- 

 rably represented in the engraving which faces this article. 



The Norfolk Spaniel is shorter in the back than either of 

 the two above described, and he is generally of a black and 

 white colour, sometimes liver and white, but almost always 

 having more or less ticks about the body. All the large 

 varieties of field spaniels, without any crisp curl of the hair, 

 and not coming under the designation of Clumber or Sussex, 

 are iisually called Norfolk spaniels. 



The Devonshire and Welsh Cockers are two breeds, each 

 used in the part of Great Britain which is implied by the 

 name, and so closely resembling each other that I know no 

 means of distinguishing the one from the other. Both may 

 be described as light- working and active dogs, considerably 



