DIVISIONAL ARRANGEMENT OF DOGS. 9 
Sect. 6. Fowlers, or such as have an inclination to chase or point 
‘birds by scenting only, and not killing. Examples: 
the setter, the pointer, the field-spaniel, &c. 
Skull of Spaniel. 
Sect. 7. Hounds, which hunt in packs by scent, and kill their 
game. Examples: the foxhound, the harrier, &c. 
Sect. 8. Crossed breeds, for sporting purposes. Example: the 
retriever. , 
IIT.—HOUSE DOGS... 
‘Characteristics.—Muzzle more or less shortened; skull high; 
frontal sinuses considerable; condyle of the lower jaw extending 
above the line of the upper cheek teeth. Cranium smaller in this 
group than in the first and second, in consequence of its peculiar 
formation. 
Skull of Mastiff. 
Sect. 9. Watch dogs, which have no propensity to hunt, but are 
solely employed in the defence of man or his property. 
Examples : the mastiff, the bulldog, the pug dog, é&c. 
