Appendix. 427 
Veck.—Long, with profuse sowie: 
Coat.—Close; skin thin. 
Shoulders.—Deep and sloping. 
Brisket.—Well let down. 
Loins.—Broad and muscular. 
Thighs and second Thighs.—Powerful. 
Legs.—Good and straight. 
Ffocks.—Well bent. : 
Feet.—Round. 
Stern.—Tapering and lashing. 
Colours.—Black-and-tan, red-and-tan, tawny. 
BORZOI. 
Points AS DEFINED AND ADOPTED BY THE Borzol1 CLUB. 
ffead.— Long and lean. The skull flat and narrow; stop not 
perceptible, and muzzle long and tapering. The head from the 
forehead to the tip of the nose should be so fine that the shape 
and direction of the bones and principal veins can be seen clearly ; 
and in profile should appear rather Roman nosed. Bitches should 
be even narrower in head than dogs. Eyes dark, expressive, 
almond shaped, and not too far apart. Ears like those of a grey- 
hound: small, thin, and placed well back on the head, with the 
tips, when thrown back, almost touching behind the occiput. 
WVeck.—The head should be carried somewhat low with the 
neck continuing the line of the back. 
Shoulders.—Clean, and sloping well back. 
Chest.—Deep, and somewhat narrow. 
Back—Rather bony and free from any cavity in the spinal 
column, the arch in the back being more marked in the dog than 
in the bitch. 
Loins.—Broad and very powerful, with plenty of muscular de- 
velopment. 
Thighs. —Long and well developed, with good second thigh. 
Ribs.—Slightly sprung at the angle of the ribs; deep, reaching 
to the elbow, and even lower. 
Forelegs.—Lean and straight. Seen from the front they should 
be narrow, and from the side, broad at the shoulders and narrowing 
