CARNIVORA. 
greatly facilitates their swimming; and many in- 
stances are to be found of their saving persons from 
drowning. Their disposition is extremely docile, 
though their powers are great. 
THE SMALLER SPANIEL. LE GREDIN. 
KING Charles’s dog. le pyrame. 
Cams Brevipilis, L. 
This is a small variety of the spaniel, prized as 
a fancy lap-dog in proportion to its diminutiveness. 
It is sometimes found entirely black, and is then 
called, in England, King Charles’s dog, from the 
liking evinced by our second Charles for this va- i 
riety. 
THE MALTESE DOG. LE BICHON. 
THE LION-DOG. LE CHIEN LION. ^ 
Canis Leoninus. L. 
These, also, are small species of the spaniel. The 
first is supposed to have sprung from the intercourse 
of the little spaniel with the smaller water-dog. It 
