Outing . In the long-coated variety, should bedense and flat, rather fuller round the neck, soas to form a ruff. Thighs feathered, but heavily. In the short-coated variety, it-should be close and hound-like. Color and Markings.—Orange, mahogany-brindle, red-brindle, gray-brindle, or white,with patches on body of either of the above-named colors. Markings should be: whitemuzzle, white blaze up face, white collar roundneck, white chest, white feet and end of tail,black shadings on face and ears. If the blazebe wide and run through to collar, a spot of the:body color on the top of the hea
Outing . In the long-coated variety, should bedense and flat, rather fuller round the neck, soas to form a ruff. Thighs feathered, but heavily. In the short-coated variety, it-should be close and hound-like. Color and Markings.—Orange, mahogany-brindle, red-brindle, gray-brindle, or white,with patches on body of either of the above-named colors. Markings should be: whitemuzzle, white blaze up face, white collar roundneck, white chest, white feet and end of tail,black shadings on face and ears. If the blazebe wide and run through to collar, a spot of the:body color on the top of the head is desirable,. Objectionable Points.—Dudley, liver, flesh-colored, or split nose, unlevel mouth, snipymuzzle, light or staring eyes, cheek humps,wedge head, flat skull, badly set or heavilyfeathered ears, short neck, curly coat, curledtail, flat sides, hollow back, roach back, ringtail, open feet or hare feet, cow-hocks, straighthocks, fawn, black-tan-and-white, or self-col-ored. Nomad, ROD AND I TAKE CARE OF THE QUAIL. T is during February andMarch that the quail suffermost from scarcity offood and from the , too, theworst weather is apt to findthe birds in the poorest con-dition. It is worth while to takea little trouble to help the birdsthrough a bad spell, for onequail nursed through the win-ter may mean a dozen, or twicethat number, for sport nextautumn. One earnest, • ener-getic sportsman can easily pro-vide food for all the quail on500 acres. He will know wherethe food should be placed to do the most good,and the cost of a few sacks of grain is too triflingto be considered. Placing the food makes noserious demand upon ones time, for at mostfour days in a season would be ample. Toobusy is no excuse, for it is no sin to do suchwork upon Sundays. It is well, however, tohave some one keep an eye upon the feedingplaces, for hawks, cats, and other foes of thequail may discover where the bevies regularlyfeed, and act accordingly. It is better
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