THE SETTER. 



not too pendulous. The colour of 

 the nose should be black, or dark, 

 or hght liver, according to the 

 colour of the coat. The eyes 

 should be bright, mild, and intelli- 

 gent, and of a dark hazel colour, 

 the darker the better. The ears 



of moderate length, set on low and hanging in neat 

 folds close to the cheek ; the tip should be velvet}-, 

 the upper part clothed with fine sUky hair. 



Neck. — The neck should be rather long, muscular, 

 and lean, slightly arched at the crest, and clean cut 

 where it joins the head ; towards the shoulder it 

 should be larger, and very muscular, not throaty with 

 any pendulosity below the throat, but elegant and 

 bloodhke in appearance. 



Body. — The body should be 

 of moderate length, with shoul- 

 ders well set back or oblique ; 

 back short and level ; loins wide, 

 shghtly arched, strong and mus- 

 cular. Chest deep in the bris- 

 ket, with good round widely- 

 sprung ribs, deep in the back 

 nbs — that is, well ribbed up. 



Legs and Feet. — The stifles 

 should be well bent and ragged, 

 thighs long from hip to hock. 

 The forearm big and ver>- mus- 

 cular, the elbow well let down. 

 Pasterns short, muscu- 

 lar, and straight. The 

 feet very close and 

 compact, and well pro- 

 tected by hair between 

 the toes. 



Tail. — The tail should 

 be set on almost in a 



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line with the back ; medium 

 length, not curly or ropy, to 

 be slightly curved or scimitar- 

 shaped, but \\-ith no tendency 

 to turn upwards ; the flag or 

 feather hanging in long, pen- 

 dant flakes ; the feather 

 should not commence at the 

 root, but slightly below, and 

 increase in length to the mid- 

 dle, then gradually taper off 

 towards the end ; and the 

 hair long, bright, soft and 

 sUky, wa\y but not curly. 



Coat and Feathering. — The 



coat from the back of the 



head in a line \vith the 



ears ought to be shghtly 



wa\y, long, and silky. 



which should be the case 



with the coat generally ; 



the breeches and fore-legs, 



nearly down to the feet, 



should be well 



feathered. 



Colour and 

 Markings. — 



