HISTORY OF QUADRUPEDS. 



THE GREYHOUND. 



(Cam's Grains, Linn. Le Lcvricr, Buff. 



M. BUFFOX supposes to be the Irish Greyhound, 

 rendered thinner and more delicate by the differ- 

 ence of climate and culture: and whatever errors 

 there may be in the fanciful arrangements of that 

 ingenious author, there is an evident similarity of 

 form in all of those just mentioned; particularly in 

 the depth of the chest, in the length of the legs, 

 and in the smallness of the muzzle. 



The Greyhound is the fleetest of all Dogs, and 

 can outrun every animal of the chase; but as it 

 wants the faculty of scenting, it follows only by the 

 eye. It was formerly held in such estimation, as 

 to be considered the peculiar companion of gentle- 

 men; and by the forest laws of King Canute, it 

 was enacted, that no person under that degree 

 should presume to keep a Greyhound. 



