SYNOPSIS OF THE 



Sub-var. b. Tiie Scotch Greyhound, large, with the hairs 

 slightly curled and rough ; called also the wiry-haired grey- 

 ground. 



Sub-var. c. The Russian-Greyhound. Body very thin, co- 

 vered with long and thick hair; tail very long and twisted 

 spirally. 



Sub-var. d. The Italian Gr^jyAoMwrf, a diminutive race, 

 with very little hair; white or Isabella colour; trembling 

 continually in the low temperature of our climate. 



Sub-var. e. Turkish Greyhound. Skin naked ; suffering 

 like the last from cold. 



Buffon, in his hypothetical canine genealogy, deduces 

 this group from the matin located in the warm climates of 

 this part of the world. The larger greyhounds are used 

 in coursing, but they are destitute of the powers of smell, 

 which distinguish other races, and fit some of them more 

 particularly for the chase. 



Section II. Head moderately elongated; parietals not 

 approaching each other from their insertion, but rather 

 diverging, so as to enlarge the cerebral cavity and the 

 frontal sinuses. 



Var. a. C, F. Extrarius (the Spaniel.) Ears large and 

 pendent; tail elevated; fur of different length, in dif- 

 ferent parts of the body, longer about the ears, under the 

 neck, behind the thighs, and on the tail, than elsewhere; 

 varying in colour, but most commonly white, with brown 

 or black patches. Employed in the chase as a setter, for 

 which it is qualified by its exquisite powers of smell. 



C. F. Extrarius, Lyn. Sys. Nat. i. 56. 



The Spaniel. English Authors. 



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The common spaniel, like the common greyhound, has 

 several analogous breeds, all of which may form a group : of 

 these are — 



