1890.] 



ON THE DOMESTIC DOG. 



Table II. 



This probably might have been included in Table I., but as it is 

 catalogued under a somewhat different title we have placed it here 

 separately. 



The Sheep-dog is, according to BufiFon, the parent-stock of all the 

 species of dogs. Fitzinger also describes it as one of his pure races. 

 There are, however, as has been mentioned above, at least three 

 varieties of the breed. Moreover, as 'Sionehenge' states that " a great 

 proportion of those in actual use are crossed with the various sporting 

 dogs such as the Setter, which is very common" (especially in the 

 case of the Collie, which has been crossed with the Gordon Setter), 

 " or the Pointer, or even the Hound," the varieties of this breed 

 within certain limits may be almost unending. 



Table l\ .—Shepherd' s Bogs. 



Nos. 1 & 2. Koy. Coll. Surgeons. Nos. 3, 4, 5. Q. Coll. Birm. 



