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Show 1890.] ON THE DOMESTIC DOG. 19 Group V I . - T E R R I E R S. According to Smith the Terriers are the oldest breed of dogs in England, the wire-haired or Scotch being the ancient and genuine breed. In the tables which follow measurements of different specimens belonging to several varieties are given. Table XXV.-English Terriers. No. 1. 2. 3. J -M a r-H 43 H 279-56 '+3 . 03 JH N 172-04 295-45 181-81 280-0 170-0 CM -1' •°£1-*£ s -*> J ftft H o 143-01 150-0 137-0 33-3 ftgft 100-0 122-72 100-0 a -a a PH hi 96-77 109-09 96-0 a <*. a PH hi 98-92 115-90 120-0 -V EJ PH t4 26'88 37-5 32-0 a'l hi 17-20 26-13 22-0 rH a 3 pq 19-75 30-68 27-0 oi a'l hi 8-17 13-63 n-o 0. a 3 pq 13-97 17-04 16-0 rH a hi 32-25 40-90 36-0 CM a" hi 11-82 15-90 15-0 i [co* la hi 8-0 No. 1. Trin. Coll. Dublin. No. 2. Nat. Hist. Mus. No. 3. Oxford. W e have not given an average of these, as it is doubtful whether they can be considered in any way as belonging to the same breed. Table XXVI.-Scotch Terriers. No. 1. 2. Av. 33' 43 0 ftft -a Bft»- 9 280-0 277-27 278-63 0 43 . H 175-38 181-81 178-59 *3 fiM ttft a >, hi 33§ 132-30 155-68 143-99 I M 43 O 03 ,£* 03 ftH ft ft= 120-0 118-18 119-09 a -, a PH hi 100-0 111-36 105-68 a cS. a PH hi 120-0 118-18 119-09 •4 a PH hi 29-84 37-5 35-67 rH j a hi 23-69 25-0 24-34 rH a . pq 24-61 30-68 27-64 oi 1 a 1 hi 11-38 11-36 11-37 oi a 3 pq 16-61 17-04 16-82 a hi 41-53 36'36 38-94 0. a hi 14-15 15-90 15-02 CO a hi ... No. 1. Nat. Hist. Mus. No. 2. Cambridge. Table XXVII.-Skye- Terriers. No. 1. 2. 3. Av. 4 an a 0 1-1 $ 0 330-23 307-89 272-72 303-61 0 ^ 33 §3 197-67 210-52 172-72 193-64 t^ oi -g-03 ttft S b J ftft H O ft3 165-11 152-63 140-90 152-88 «M 43 O o3 ^3-03 ftgft ^ O 33 134-88 121-05 102-27 119-40 a rtf a PH hi 106-97 115-78 100-0 107-58 a # a PH hi 129-06 126-31 120-45 125-27 -* a PH hi 39-67 36-84 31-81 36-11 a hi 22-09 26-31 20-45 rH a -' pq 26-74 26-31 25-0 22-95 26-02 oi a M 12-79 13-15 10-22 12-05 oi 1 a'l pq 17-91 19-73 11-36 16-33 . t-H a hi 40-69 40-78 36-26 39-24 . a hi 15-58 13-15 15-90 14-85 CO a hi No. 1. Roy. Coll. Surgeons. Nos. 2 & 3. Cambridge. 2* |