CONTENTS. 



INTRODUCTION 253 



HISTORY AND NOMENCLATURE 253 



EXTERNAL CHARACTERS . 255 



Measurements 260 



MUSCULATURE 260 



Muscles of the Skin 260 



Muscles of Head and Neck • . . . 263 



Caudal Muscles 266 



Muscles of Thorax and Abdomen 267 



Muscles of Throat and Larynx 269 



Muscles of the Fore Leg 270 



Muscles of the Hind Leg . . . 276 



VISCERAL ANATOMY 284 



Digestive Tract 284 



Mesenteries 286 



Spleen 286 



Kidneys and Genitalia 286 



Lungs 286 



PLEXUSES 287 



OSTEOLOGY 288 



Skull 288 



Vertebrae 295 



Ribs 297 



Girdles and Limbs 298 



Spur , .~ 301 



HABITS 301 



SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS 302 



BIBLIOGRAPHY 305 



EXPLANATION OF THE PLATES 



