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CARNIVORA. 
THE POINTER. LE CHIEN BRAQUE. 
Cams Avicularius, L. 
The muzzle of this variety is rather shorter and 
smaller than that of the hounds in general ; the head 
is shorter ; and the ears, which are smaller, are partly 
erect and partly pendulous. There is a large breed, 
called the Spanish pointer, which is considered as 
having greater acuteness of scent than the smaller or 
English pointer. The Dalmatian pointer is a beautiful 
spotted kind, which is white, with very small black 
or yellow spots. It is sometimes erroneously called 
the Danish dog. 
THE TURNSPIT. LE CHIEN BASSET. 
Canis Vertagus. L. 
There are two varieties of the turnspit ; one with 
the fore legs crooked, the other with the legs straight. 
The head is like that of the pointer and hound. 
