Dr. J. E. Gray on the Varieties of Dogs. 239 



skulls having a large fontanel, and others being imper- 

 fect in the hinder part, as the skull of the Japanese sleeve- 

 dog, figured in the ' Proceedings of the Zool Soc' for 1867, 

 p. 41. 



The skeletons of the short and bandy-legged dogs of course 

 vary, like the dogs themselves, in the extent of the development 

 of these bones. 



The pure breeds of the domestic dog may be arranged, ac- 

 cording to the form and development of the ears, thus : — 



I. DOGS. The ears moderate, ovate, erect or spreading. 



Shepherd's dog. 



Esquimaux dog. 



Spitz dog. 



New-Holland dog or Dingo. 



II. Terriers. The ears moderate, broad, more or less elon- 



gate, spreading, sometimes drooping at the end. 



The ears of the dogs of this variety are very generally 

 trimmed or cut off more or less near to the base ; and 

 some writers, as Youatt, in figuring the breeds, draw the 

 figures from specimens that have the ears so trimmed ! 

 The tail also is often more or less truncated artificially. 



Terrier or Pincher. 



Bull-terrier. 



Bull-dog. 



Turnspit. 



Mops or Pug-dog. 



III. GREYHOUNDS. The ears moderate, wide, more or less 



elongate and folded back behind on the sides of the liead. 



The dogs of this kind vary greatly in the fur, and are 

 very apt to be more or less hairless or naked. 



Greyhound, Naked dogs. 

 Dalmatian or Danish or Coach-dog. 



IV. Hounds. The ears large, broad, fat, and dependent on 



the sides of the face. 



The legs are generally very large ; the hair is short 

 and smooth, or elongate, smooth, more or less curled, or 

 wiry. 



Mastiff and Bloodhounds. 



Hound, Talbot, Foxhound, Harriers, Beagle. 



Pointer. 



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