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Stern.—Docked, low carried, z.e., not above the level of the 
back. 
Feet and Legs.—Strong boned legs, inclining to shortness; feet 
large and rather flat. 
Coat.— Hard, not woolly ; not curly, but may be broken. 
Colour.—Liver and white and black and white. 
General Appearance.—An active, useful, medium-sized dog. 
BLACK COCKER SPANIELS. 
PosITIVE PoINTs. 
Head and Jaws : ‘ : ‘ ; ‘ 10 
Eyes P : : : : : ; : 5 
Ears : : : ‘ ; : gs. Ge 5 
Neck . ‘ ‘ : . , : : 5 
Body ; : : : 3 ‘ ; : 15 
Fore legs . ; . . : . . To, 
Hind legs ; ‘ . : : ‘ : 10 
Feet is 4 F ‘ : ‘ ; P 10 
Stern . : : ; ; ’ . 10 
Coat and Feather Es ee ‘ : : 10 
General Appearance... , . ; ‘ 10 
Total Positive Points ; . 100 
NEGATIVE POINTS. 
Light Eyes (undesirable, but not aa ‘ , ae) 
Light Nose (fatal). . : : : 15 
Curled Ears (very undesirable) . ‘ . ; 15 
Curled Coat (curly, woolly, or wiry) . ‘ i 20 
Carriage of Stern (crooked or twisted) ‘ : 20 
Top-knot (fatal) ‘ : : : : : 20 
Total Negative Points . . 100 
DESCRIPTIVE PARTICULARS. 
Head.—Not so heavy in proportion and not so high in occiput 
as in the modern Field Spaniel, with a nicely developed muzzle 
