[*] No scale of points adopted.
Head.—Skull narrow, deep, and rounded, high at occiput; covered with silky tuft or topknot. Jaw long, tapering, sharp, and muscular; little or no stop; lips close-fitting, and no flew. Eyes small and deep set. The blues should have dark eyes; blue and tans, dark, with amber shade; livers, sandies, etc., light brown. Nose small. Blues, and blue and tans, have black noses; livers and sandies, flesh-colored. Teeth level. Ears moderately large, filbert-shaped; carried well forward; flat to cheek; thinly covered, and tipped with fine, silky hair.
Legs.—Of moderate length, not wide apart, straight, with good-sized, rather long foot.
Tail.—Thick at root, tapering; slightly feathered; 9 to 11 inches long, and scimitar-shaped.
Neck and Shoulders.—Neck long, deep at base, and rising well from shoulders, which should be flat.
Body.—Long, flat-ribbed, deep, not wide in chest; slightly arched back, well ribbed; light quarters.
Coat.—Hard, with close bottom, and not lying flat to sides.