24 VAEIETIES OF THE DOG. 



such as the cross of the bulldog with the greyhound ; the foxhound 

 with the Spanish pointer; the bulldog with the terrier, etc., etc., 

 all of which are now recognized and admitted into the list of val- 

 uable breeds, and not only are not considered mongrels, but, on 

 the contrary, are prized above the original strains from which they 

 are descended. An attempt has been made by M. F. Cuvier to 

 arrange these varieties under three primary divisions, which are 

 founded upon the shape of the head and the length of the jaws, 

 these being supposed by him to vary in accordance with the de- 

 gree of cunning and scenting powers, which the animal possessing 

 them displays. The following is his classification, which in the 

 main is correct, and I shall adhere to it, with trifling alterations, 

 in the pages of this book. 



F. Cuvier 9 s Divisional Arrangement. 



I. MATINS. 



Characterized by head more or less elongated ; parietal bones in- 

 sensibly approaching each other; condyles of the lower jaw 

 placed in a horizontal line with the upper molar teeth, exempli- 

 fied by 

 SECT. 1. Half-reclaimed dogs, hunting in packs ; such as the Dingo, 



the Dhole, the Pariah, etc. 

 SECT. 2. Domesticated dogs, hunting in packs, or singly, but using 



the eye in preference to the nose ; as, for instance, ie 



Albanian dog, Deerhound, etc. 

 SECT. 3. Domesticated dogs, which hunt singly, and almost entirely 



by the eye. Example : the Greyhound. 



II. SPANIELS. 



Characteristics. Head moderately elongated ; parietal bones do 

 not approach each other above the temples, but diverge and swell 

 out, so as to enlarge the forehead and cavity of the brain. 

 SECT. 4. Pastoral dogs, or such as are employed for domestic pur- 

 poses. Example : Shepherd's Dog. 



