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FOTCEST AIND STREAM. 



September bird. I shot, it, thinking it a rare thing to see a 

 rail in the spring, and on picking it up, found it to be a dif- 

 ferent bird from out sofa. Referring to your valuable work, 

 the " Gazetteer, ,? it turned out to be the yellow-breasted rail, 

 Porzana wmboraeeinu, a fpeeies different from any I had be- 

 fore seen. The description answered exactly to the bird, and 

 was most accurate. Would like to hear if it is not unusual 

 to find rail in the spring. W. Holbkrton. 



Rather unusual, in our experience, to see rail quite so early 

 as this date. A little later they may be found in considerable 



numbers. 



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The Dabic Gyb Famon.— Mr. H. G. Vennor, of Montreal, 

 has now in his c< flection of Baptoret no fewer than four 

 specimens of the dark form of the Falco jer-faleo var. labra- 

 dora, Aud. All of these birds were shot close to Montreal, 

 and were brought into the market for sale. Among these 

 four specimens are two in the adult plumage, the only speci- 

 mens in this stage of plumage extant, so far, at least, as at 

 present known. One of these birds Mr. Vennor sent in the 

 flesh to Boston for examination by the Nuttall Ornithological 

 Club, where it was beautifully preserved and mounted. The 

 other three were sent during last winter to Dr. Baird, of ihe 

 Smithsonian, Washington, and were submitted to Mr Robert 

 Ridgway for study and comparison. The specimens have 

 now all been returned to Montreal. 



ARRIVALS AT TJTB PHILADELPHIA ZOOLOGICAL GARDEN FOB THE 



Wkek Ending Jonk 21, 1ST?.— Two red-crested cardinal-, Pare/aria 

 ! fourteen icnce lizards, Bc&op9rv& wndiilaiusj two screech 

 owls, Scops mio; two short eared ow.s, Brachyotus palustris; eight 

 golden-wmged woodpecker?, Colaptes auratus ; and one hrown snake, 

 Btoreiia dekayi, all presented. Twitnule deer (twins), Ccmis maero- 

 lis; one fallow deer, JJama vulgaris; and one American eik, Cervus 

 canadensis; all born lu garden. Seven mandarin ducks, Aix galericu- 

 lata; one rose-crested cockatoo, Cacatua vnoluccewis; three banded 

 rattlesnakes, Crotalus homdus; and one wildcat, Felii rnfut, all pur- 

 chased. 



THE DANDIE DINMONT TERRIER. 



IT is stated that no dog has been the cause of so much 

 controversy in England as to what was the correct type 

 than the popular little Dandie Dinmont terrier, and it was 

 not until a club was formed with this title that the "points" 



Skull broad between the ears, getting gradually less toward 

 the eyes, and measuring about the same from the inner corner 

 of the eye to the back of the skull as it does from ear to ear. 

 The forehead well domed. The head is covered with very 

 soft, 6ilky hair, which should not be confined to a mere top- 

 knot ; and the lighter in color and more sility it is the belter. 

 The checks, starting from the ears proportionately wilh the 

 skull, have a gradual taper toward the muzzle, which is deep 

 and strongly made, and measures about three inches in 

 length, or in proportion to skull as three is to five. The 

 muzzle is covered with hair of a little darker shade than the 

 topknot, and of the same texture as the feather of the fore 

 legs. The top of the muzzle is generally bare for about an 

 inch from the black part of the nose, the bareness coming to 

 a point toward the eye, and being about one inch broad at the 

 nose. The nose and inside of the mouth black or dark 

 colored. The teeth very strong, especially the canine, which, 

 are of extraordinary size for such a small dog. The canines 

 fit well into each other, so as to give the greatest available 

 holding aud punishing power, and the teeth are level in front, 

 the upper ones very slightly overlapping the under ones. 

 l_Many of the finest specimens have a "swine mouth," which 

 is very objectionable ; but it is not so great an objection as 

 the protrusion of the under jaw.] 



2. Byn (v. 5).— Set wide apart, large, full, round, bright, 

 expressive of great determination, intelligence and digniiy; 

 eet low and prominent in front of the head ; color, a rich, 

 dark hazel. 



3. Ears(Y. 5). — Large and pendulous, set well back, wide 

 apart and low on the skull, hanging close to the check, with 

 a very slight projection at the base; broad at the junction of 

 the head and tapering almost to a point, the fore part of the 

 ear tapering very little — the taper being mostly on the back 

 part — the fore part of the ear coming almost straight down 

 from its junction with the bead to the" tip. They are covered 

 with a soft, straight brown hair (.in some cases almost biacK), 

 and have a thin feather of light hair starting about two inches 

 from the tip, and of nearly the same color and texture as the 

 topknot, which gives the ear the appearance of a distinct 

 point. The animal is often one or two years old before the 

 feather is shown. The cartilage and skin of the ear should 

 not be thick, but rather thin. Length of ear, from three to 

 four inches. 



4- Neck (v. 5).— Very muscular, well developed and 

 strong, showing great power of reslstence, being well set into 

 the shoulders. 



5. Body (v, 20). — Long, strong and flexible; ribs well 

 sprung aud round, chest well developed and let well down 

 between the fore legs; the back rather low at the shoulder, 

 having a slight downward curve and a corresponding arch 

 over the loins, with a very slight, gradual droop from top of 

 loins to root of tail ; both sides of backbone well supplied 

 with muscle. 



by which he was to be judged were finally determined upon 

 and the matter set at rest. Yet a dog of this breed and pos- 

 sessing the true characters once seen should never be forgot- 

 ten or confused with any other variety, for in coat, head and 

 legs they are almost unique. The Dandie must be regarded 

 as a dog possesing more than usual interest from the fact that 

 he has been immortalized, even if not created, by Sir Walter 

 Scott in Guy Mannering, although there is reason to believe 

 that he has changed vastly since the days of the great Wizard 

 of the North. In fact, the rage for pets is likely to affect 

 many of the heretofore useful breeds of terriers by causing 

 them to be bred smaller and finer. Although a class for 

 Dandies has been made at most of our shows but very few 

 pure or fine specimens have been exhibited. The description 

 of the "points" which we append and which are those 

 printed in "Stonehenge" as having been adopted by the 

 Dandie Dinmont Club, of England, are so full that no further 

 description is necessary. " Stonehenge" hints, by the way, 

 that the Dandie has borrowed his crooked forelegs from the 

 dachshund, an aspersion which we remember was indignantly 

 denied at the time by a well-known English breeder. The 

 portrait we print, and which is copied from our English 

 contemporary The Cauntiy, is that of Mr. Wardlaw Reed's 

 Grip, a dog which is represented as combining in a high de- 

 gree all the good qualities of the strain. The following are 

 the points : 



1. Head ID s. Coat is 



3 Bye* 6 ('.Color S 



3. Ears 5 10. biz • and weight 10 



4. Nt-ek 6 li, General appearance 10 



5. Body 20 —— 



6. Tall 5 Total 



7. Lega and feet 10 



1. Bead (v. 10).— Strongly made and large, not out of 

 proportion to the dogs size, the muscles showing ex- 

 traordinary developement, more especially the maxillary. 



pepper color ranges from a dark, bluish black to a light, 

 silvery gray— tin: intermediate shades being preferred-the 

 body color coming weli down the shoulders and hips, grad- 

 ually merging into the leg color. The mustards vary 'Iroin 

 a reddish-brown to a pale fawn, the head being or a creamy 

 white, the legs and feet of a shade darker than the head. 

 The claws are dark, as in other colors [Nearly all Dandie 

 Dinmont terriers have some white on the chest, and some 

 have also white claws J 



Size and Wnght (v. 10).— The height should be from eigffl 

 inches to eleven inches at the top of sh"nlder. Length from 

 top of shoulder to root of tail should not be more than twice 

 the dog's height, but, preferably, one or two inches less. 

 Weight, from fourteen pounds to twenty -f our pounds; the 

 best weight, as near eighteen pounds as possible. These 

 weights are for dogs in good working order. 



ROCHESTER DOG SHOW, 



■\"S7E have received from Mr. Chas. Lincoln, too late to print 

 VV i n f u )i i n this issue, the prize list to beoffered at a dog 

 show to be held under the patronage of the State Sportsmen's 

 Association during the convention of that body to be held at 

 Rochester, July 8, 9, 10 and 11. The show wilt be under 

 the management of Mr. Lincoln, and will be held in the 

 buildings at the Driving Park, near where the shooting takes 

 place. The prizes offered are $10 for first and $5 for second 

 for English, Irish and Gordon setters and pointers, dogs, and 

 the same for bitches. Also for water, cocker and other 

 spaniels. For puppies in the various classes, $5 each. For 

 fox hounds, beagles, foxterriers, greyhounds and collies, dogs 

 or bitches, $10 and $5- In the various non-sporting classes 

 the prizes are, for first, .$5 ; forEecond, silver medal. Entries 

 will close July 6. Prize lists and blanks can be had on appli- 

 cation to Mr. Chas. Lincoln, 34 Reynolds Arcade, Rochester, 



N. Y. 



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Setter and Foxkov$t>— Springfield,, Afass., May 30 —My 

 old friend Ethan Allin told me of an odd incident. While 

 hunting last fall with a friend of his, who had a young setter, 

 they came suddenly upon a fox. The dog went for him, and 

 between the party they bagged liim. Now comes 1 1 

 that the story writers tell us so much ahout. The next day 

 tbey took along the old foxhound, in case they should come 

 across another one. The setter pointed a quail, which was 

 flushed and shot, falling upon a pond with the ice just thin 

 enough to let the dog in. After a long time spent in fruitless 

 endeavors to make the dog retrieve, the old hound showed 

 himself, and at once plunged in and broke his way to the bird 

 and brought it out and laid it at his masters feet. "Ami," 

 said Allin, "the old hound walked over to the setter and said, 

 or seemed to say, ' If you want me to let your birds alone, 

 don't meddle with my foxes.' " H. 



Bbaglbs. — Mr. G. W. Pownall, of Christiana, Pa., advertises 

 in another column some beagle puppies for sale, Mr, Fow- 

 nall's stock have been prize winners wherever exhibited) and 

 are very well bred. 



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— A. G. Weed, Jr., of Stamford. Conn., claims the name 

 Victoria for his bitch puppy by Van Derwerken's Shot out of 

 Gillespie's Countess. 



— Dr. E. J. Forster, of Boston, claims the name Zizoo for 



a black aud white setter bitch puppy, whelped Dec. 16, 137S, 



sired by Adams' Champion Drake and out of owner's Daisy. 



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— Mr. C. Denison, of Hartford, writes that his red Irish 

 bitch Miriab whelped, June 15, 8 puppies — 6 dogs and 2 

 bitches— by imported Creedmore. 



— The St. Bernard bitch Brenner, by imported Monk, out 

 of imported Hedwig III., owned by Mr. LcKoy Z. Collins, 

 of Lancaster, Mass., whelped on the IGlh inst., eight poppies 

 sired by Alp, by the Princess of wales' Champion Cjang, out 

 of Mr. Macdona's Marlyr. 



6. Tail (v. 5).— Rather short, say from eight inches to ten 

 inches, and covered on the upper side with wiry hair of 

 darker color than that of the body, the hair on the under side 

 being lighter in color and not so wiry, with a nice feather 

 about two inches long, getting shorter as it nears the tip ; 

 rather thick at the root, getting thicker for about four inches, 

 then tapering off to a point. It should not be twisted or 

 curled in any way, but should come up with a regular curve 

 like a scimitar, the tip, when excited, being in a perpen- 

 dicular line with the root of the tail. It should neither be 

 set on too high nor too low. When not excited it is carried 

 gayly, and a little auove the level of the body. 



7. Legs and Feet (v. 10).— The forelegs short, with im- 

 mense muscular developement and bone, set wide apart, the 

 chest coning well down between them. The feet well 

 formed and wtflat, with very strong brown or dark-colored 

 claws. Bandy legs and flat feet are objectionable, but may 

 be avoided— the bandy legs by the use of splints when first 

 noticed, and the flat feet by exercise and a dry bed and floor 

 to kennel. The hair on the forelegs and feet of a blue dog 

 should be tan, varying, according to the body color, from a 

 rich tan to a pale fawn ; of a mustard dog they are of a 

 darker shade than its head, which is a creamy white. In both 

 colors there is a nice feather about two inches long, rather 

 lighter in color than the hair on the fore part of the leg. 

 The hind legs are a little longer than the fore ones, and are 

 set rather wide apart, but not spread out in an unnatural 

 manner, while the feet are much smaller ; the thi.ghs are well 

 developed and the hair of the same color and texture as the 

 fore ones, but having no feather nor dew claws ; the whole 

 claws should be dark ; but the claws of all vary in shade ac- 

 cording to the color of dog's body. 



8. Coat (v. 5).— This is a very important point ; the hair 

 should be about two inches long, that from scull to root of 

 tail a mixture of hardish and soft hair, which gives a sort of 

 crisp feel to the hand ; the hard should not be wiry. The 

 coat is what is termed piiy or penciled. The hair on the 

 under part of the body is lighter in color and softer than that 

 on the top. The skin on the belly accords with the color of 

 dog. 



9. Color (v. 5.).— The color is pepper or mustard. The 



—Mr. S. D. Schenck has had the misfortune to lose, by dis- 

 temper, his Gordon setter bitch Brenda, winner of first, prize 

 in the class for bitch puppies ovtr six months at the last New 

 York dog show. Brenda was by Grouse out of Lou and wa3 

 a most promising puppy. 



— See advertisement of Cocker Spaniel bitch Feather for 



sale. 



Yachting and ^oniin$ 



NEW YORK YACHT CLUB. 

 Annual Regatta, June 19. 



rT seems to be a peculiarity inseparable from all sailing 

 clubs in New York waters, excepting the Seawanhaka 

 Y. C, that on racing days all chronometers drop astern by 

 about two hours, and that yachtsmen are especially averse 

 to turning out of snug bunks and "show a leg." If a re- 

 gatta committee of sufficient stamina to shove off and start the 

 matches on time is ever found, it will deserve to be perpetuated 

 for all time to come among Mrs. Jarley's notable wax works. 

 Especially neglectful in this respect is the New York Yacht 

 Club, andthenonclmlant manner in which the racing fleet began 

 to assemble, two hours behind time, was a little trying to those 

 acquainted with the prompt and energetic ways in vogue 

 among the great clubs of England. And so it was that a 

 race advertised for a seasonable hour did not come off until 

 after meridian. Another point may be made for the benefit 

 of regatta committees. The custom of picking out some 

 half-winded little tab, of no horse-power at all, to act as 

 judges' boat, may be well enough should the race result, as 

 most of ours unfortunately do, in a tedious drift— and it also 

 has the sanction of custom ; but the time has come when the 

 customs of the Elysian Fields need to be abandoned and a 

 little more vim and snap put into the operations of a club, 

 which once held the pre-eminent position of leading all others 



