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MAN AND THE LOWER ANIMALS. 



ii 



sketched out in the rough; then shaped more accu- 

 rately; and only, at last, receives the touches 

 which stamp its final character. 



Thus, at length, the young puppy assumes 

 such a form as is shown in Fig. 14, C. In this 



Fig. 14.— A. Earliest rudiment of the Dog. B. Rudi- 

 ment further advanced, showing the foundations of the 

 head, tail, and vertebral column. C. The very young 

 puppy, with attached ends of the yelk-sac and allantois, 

 and invested in the amnion. 



condition is has a disproportionately large head, 

 as dissimilar to that of a dog as the bud-like limbs 

 are unlike his legs. 



The remains of the yelk, which have not vet 

 been applied to the nutrition and growth of the 



