22 Varteties of the Dog. 
seen, I think, as many of any one colour which can be 
mentioned, as of others common in the greyhound. So 
with the ears; different breeds are so very variously fur- 
nished with this appendage, that nothing can be made of 
Greyhound. 
it as a sign of good or bad qualities. Some good ones 
are possessed of falling, soft, and broad ears; others of 
sharp and screwed-up ears; and others again of foxy 
pricked ears; and these are very remarkable in the de. 
scendants of Heather-jock, belonging to Dr. Brown, in 
Scotland, who often inherit this peculiarity to the third 
and fourth generation. 
The neck is a very beautiful part of the high-bred grey- 
hound, and is properly compared with that of the drake 
though not quite coming up to the elegance of that bird. 
