Notes and Comments 191 
also a great winner at shows, used to 
hunt with beagles, and bore many a scar 
testifying to his prowess in charging 
through thorns in pursuit of Bunny. 
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Some of the varieties of the domestic cat 
_ of India are evidently derived 
ghee ladian from the smaller wild breeds 
of that country. From what 
variety is derived the peculiar cat whose 
photograph we give (lent us by Messrs. 
Harmsworth) it is hard to say. The colour 
of this cat above is a beautiful ight chest- 
nut red, fading through various shades of 
golden yellow to white underneath. On 
the sides he is beautifully pencilled, and 
faintly striped on the legs. The forehead 
is wrinkled like that of a Chow dog; head, 
long, shallow and poimted, legs very long 
and slender, the tail of great length and 
tapering like that of a pointer. he coat is 
extremely short; ears thin, large and mobile; 
eyes, piercing in expression, of clear amber 
colour. His calls are varied, and somewhat 
ona resemble the raucous voice of the Siamese 
MEXICAN HAIRLESS DOG. cat. The most careless observer will at 
once note certain structural features in 
tuft of hair on the tip of the tail, They vary which this cat differs from the common cat. 
greatly in colour: black, slate colour, pink, He has won many first prizes, and is the 
with or without brown or black patches, property of Mrs. H. C. Brooke, of Welling. 
mottled brown, are all 
admissible colours. 
They are usually very 
affectionate and intelli- 
gent. In size and build 
they should resemble a 
small or medium-sized, 
well-built terrier. The 
dentition of these dogs 
is curious, they usually 
only possessing the in- 
cilsors, canine, and one 
molar tooth on each 
side. Nevertheless, they 
can gnaw bones well, 
and many are good 
sporting dogs; ‘“ Pade- 
rewski”’ possesses an 
excellent nose and is 
a good ratter, whilst his’ 
sire, the “ Hairy King,” INDIAN CAT. 
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