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notice of all the distinguishing properties, :‘; é yovl in the different kinds of our domestic ani- ad mals; but only to submit some hints, chiefly concerning the shape or conforma-

tion of their body, in terms applicable to| ic Mb live stock in general.| ith Mr. Ciine* observes, that though the el form of domestic animals has been greatly dep B| improved, by selecting with care, for the in purpose of breeding, those possessed of the se\ best shape; yet the theory of improvement ale| has not been so well understood, that rules int: could be laid down for directing the prac- snd ticein every case. He then mentions some api:| particulars respecting the form of animals, a and the improvements of which it is suscep- tlils tible, with the means of affecting these. tlits ; fy S10, 1.—On tue Form. bem| ‘ The external form of domestic animals,’| thls Mr.Cline remarks,‘has been much studied, pes and the proportions are well ascertained.| tems But the external form is an indication only oi wD: **On the Formof Animals, byHenry Cline, Esq. Surgeon. ee London: printed by William Bulmer and Co. Cleveland-(om

Row, St. James’s, 1805,’