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black, (5.) whole liver, (6.) black, white, and tan, (too hound-like 

 for modern taste). 



The symmetry of the pointer is considerable, and a judge 

 penalises its absence highly. The same may be said of that in- 

 dispensable point quality. 



III.— THE PORTUGUESE POINTER. 



Never having seen this variety, I can only allude to it as 

 resembling the Spanish dog, with the exception of the stern, 

 which is bushy. 



IV.— THE FRENCH POINTER. 



This dog varies greatly throughout the several provinces of 

 France, and is seldom of any pure breed, being crossed with 

 the poodle, the dachshund, the basset, or some one or other of 

 the French hounds. When he is most pure he resembles the 

 Spanish pointer, but is seldom so large and heavy as that dog. 

 For these reasons, it is impossible to describe even the typical 

 French pointer, since I have shown that no such animal exists. 

 Most of the prominent French sportsmen import English dogs, 

 either setters or pointers, and as this has now been done for 

 many years, no doubt these breeds are to a certain extent 

 established in France. 



V.— THE DALMATIAN DOG. 



Though this peculiarly marked variety of the species is only- 

 used in Great Britain as a carriage dog, in his native country 

 he is made to stand very steadily at game, and is employed in 

 aid of the gun exactly as are our " Pontos " and " Dons." Until 



