EXPLANATION OF THE PLATES. 



PLATE I.— Fore Limb of THYLACINUS CYNOCEPHALUS. 



Fig. 1. Right manus — palmar aspect — dissection of the intrinsic muscles. 



Fig. 2. Right manus — dorsal aspect. 



Fig. 3. Left manus — palmar aspect — adductors reflected. 



Palmar 

 layer. 



a. Adductor indicis. 



b. Adductor annularis. 



c. Adductor minimi digiti. 



a.b. Common origin of adductores annularis et indicis. 

 c 1 . Insertion of adductor minimi digiti. 



Interme- 

 diate 

 layer. 



g 1 . Flexor brevis pollicis. 



g 2 . Flexor brevis indicis. 



g 8 . Flexor brevis medii. 



g*. Flexor brevis annularis. 



g b . Flexor brevis minimi digiti. 



1 e. Abductor pollicis. 



d 1 . First dorsal interosseus. 



d' 2 . Second dorsal interosseus. 



d 3 . Third dorsal interosseus. 



d*. Fourth dorsal interosseus. 



d. Abductor minimi digiti. 

 _/'. and J" 2 . Two accessory slips, probably additional parts of the abductor 



minimi digiti. 

 \ h. Accessory abductor annularis. 



Ficr. 4. Muscles of the shoulder — right fore limb of the male Thylacine. 

 cm. Cleido-mastoid. 

 d. Rudimentary clavicle. 



Dorsal 

 layer. 



Observe the double insertions 

 of these two muscles. 



