160 DOMESTICATED DOGS. 
his turn at rabbits; pheasants, or even partridges, when he is 
called on, with the greatest zest. 
He is bred from a cross of 
the Sussex with the old-fashioned cocker of Devon or Wales, 
selecting the blacks, so as now to become almost invariably of 
that colour. 
L.WELLS.” 
ite English and Welsh Cockers. 
Points of the modern cocker :— 
Head, . i ; . 
Ears, 
Neck, 
Body, 
Length, 
Legs, 
VALUB 
Feet, . . . Io 
Colour, . 5 
Coat, ‘ : ‘ . 10 
Tail, . ; ‘ . Io 
Symmetry, . ; 2» 5 
Total, ‘ - 100 
The head is lei: and not so heavy as either that of the Clumber 
or Sussex. The brow is also more sloping, and the occipital pro- 
tuberance well defined. Nose long, broad, and square. Eyes soft 
and gentle, but not very full; and by no means watering. 
