THE VARIETIES 25 



Distribution of spots on the face materially 

 enhances the beauty of a Spotted Tabby. 

 White markings are objectionable. 



The Silver Tabby. 



This may be either striped or spotted with -a 

 silver ground colour, and the dark markings confer 

 a degree of beauty probably not exceeded in any 

 other variety. 



When the writer bred Silver Tabbies, he found 

 that the chief difficulty consisted in obtaining 

 sharply defined markings, as the silver body colour 

 seems to give much more trouble for clearness of 

 definition no matter whether of spots or transverse 

 stripes. 



The colour of the eyes has been compared to 

 that of the emerald, a light green eye being 

 most detrimental to type. 



The Dutch-marked Cat. (Magpie Markings.) 



The markings in this variety are closely allied 

 to those of the Dutch rabbit, but a certain amount 

 of latitude must be allowed, and tact exercised 

 when judging this variety. 



Let us explain that two forms of markings 

 occur in the Dutch rabbit termed the " Old " and 

 the " New." In the former the collar ends behind 

 the elbows, whereas in the latter at the base of the 



