INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER. 



II.— SPANIELS. 



Characteristics. — Head moderately elongated; parietal bones 

 do not approach each other above the temples, but diverge and 

 swell out, so as to enlarge the forehead and cavity of the brain. 



Skull of Spaniel. 



Sect. 4. Pastoral dogs, or such as are employed for domestic 

 purposes. Example : shepherd's dog. 



Sect. 5. Water dogs, which delight in swimming. Examples : 

 Newfoundland dog, water-spaniel, &c. 



Sect. 6. Fowlers, or such as have an inclination to chase or point 

 birds by scenting only, and not killing. Examples : 

 the setter, the pointer, the field-spaniel, &c. 



Sect. 7. Hounds, which hunt in packs by scent, and kill their 

 game. Examples : the foxhound, the harrier, &c. 



Sect. 8. Crossed breeds, for sporting purposes. Example : the 

 retriever. 



III. HOUSE DOGS. 



Characteristics. — Muzzle more or less shortened ; skull high ; 

 frontal sinuses considerable ; condyle of the lower jaw extending 



