_Defects._--A flat skull, narrow across the top of head, absence of dome. Ears short, set on too high; or when the dog is excited, rising above the line of the skull at their points of origin, due to an excess of erectile power. Ears pointed at tips, thick or boardy in substance, or carried out from cheek, showing a space between. Eyes of a light or yellow colour. Muzzle long and snipy. Pig jaws, or the reverse, known as undershot. Lips showing deep, pendulous flews. _Disqualifications._--Eyes close together, small, beady, and Terrier-like. _Neck and Throat._--Neck rising free and light from the shoulders, strong in substance, yet not loaded; of medium length. The throat clean, and free from folds of skin; a slight wrinkle below the angle of the jaw, however, may be allowable. _Defects._--A thick, short, cloddy neck carried on a line with the top of the shoulders. Throat showing dewlap and folds of skin to a degree termed "throatiness." _Shoulders and Chest._--Shoulders somewhat declining, muscular, but not loaded, conveying the idea of freedom of action with lightness, activity, and strength. Chest moderately broad and full. _Defects._--Upright shoulders and a disproportionately wide chest. _Back, Loins, and Ribs._--Back short, muscular, and strong. Loin broad and slightly arched, and the ribs well sprung, giving abundant lung-room. _Defects._--A long or swayed back, a flat, narrow loin, or a flat, constricted rib. _Forelegs and Feet._--Forelegs straight, with plenty of bone. Feet close, firm, and either round or hare-like in form. _Defects._--Cow-hocks and open feet. _Tail._--The tail should be carried gaily, well up, and with some medium curve, rather short as compared with the size of the dog, and clothed with a decided brush. _Defects._--A long tail, with a "tea-pot" curve. _Disqualifications._--A thinly-haired, rattish tail, with entire absence of brush. _Coat._--Moderately coarse in texture, and of good length. _Disqualifications._--A short, close, and nappy coat. _Height._--The meaning of the term "Beagle" (a word of Celtic origin, and in Old English, "Begele") is small, little. The dog was so named from his diminutive size. Your Committee, therefore, for the sake of consistency, and that the Beagle shall be in fact what his name implies, strongly recommend that the height line shall be sharply drawn at 15 inches, and that all dogs exceeding that height shall be disqualified as overgrown and outside the pale of recognition.