PREFACE. 
THE present Manual has been written with 
of supplying the student of Comparative Anatomy 
and Osteology, with a concise and accurate account 
of the structure of a Mammalian skull. For this 
purpose, that of a dog has been chosen, it being now 
largely used for general teaching purposes; and it 
has also the advantage of being easily procurable in 
both the adult and young stages. 
A short glossary of osteological terms has been 
appended, which it is hoped will add to the usefulness 
of the work. 
The illustrations are all from original drawings, 
made by Mr. F. W. Crispe and myself; and drawn 
on wood and engraved by Mr. Edwin Wilson of 
Cambridge, to whom my best thanks are due for the 
great pains he has bestowed upon the same. 
I take the opportunity of expressing my thanks 
to Professor T. W. Bridge for several valuable sugges- 
tions, which have materially increased the value of the 
work ; to Professor B. C. A. Windle, who has very 
kindly permitted me to reprint the tables concerning 
the cranial characters of the different breeds of dogs, 
iy Chapter IV; and to Mr. -T. Manners-Smith, and 
Mr. W. A. Brockington for assistance in revising the 
proof sheets. 
Wo. Is) G. 
Mason College, 
Birmingham, 1895. 
