xxii LIST OF ILLUSTJRATIONS. 



FIG. PAGE 



128. Base of the cat's brain 204: 



129. Vertical, loagitudinal section of the cat's brain 2<)6 



130. Cranial nerves 272 



131. Brachial plexus and nerves 278 



132. Nerves of fore-paw 280 



133. Lumbar and sacral plexuses and nerves ih. 



134. Vertical section of eye 290 



135. Diagram of retina 292 



136. The lens. From Quaiu's Anatomy — after Arnold 203 



137. Section through the internal ear 297 



138. Bony labyrinth and auditory ossicles. From specimens in the College of 



Surgeons • 300 



139. Two rods of Corti highly magnified. From Quain's Anatomy . . . 302 



140. Termination of auditory nerves. From Quain's Anatomy — after Max 



Schultze 303 



141. Early stages of yelk segmentation 319 



142. Single ovum, more advanced and bisected. From Haeckcl's " Evolution 



of Man ■■' 320 



143. Two ova, showing incipient stages of formation of germ area . . . ib. 



144. Section of genn area. From Hseckel's " Evolution of Man " . . . 321 



145. Three views from above of the earliest stages of the embryo's develop- 



ment. From Quain's Anatomy — after Bischoflf ib. 



146. More advanced embryo, seen from above, showing proto-vertebrse. From 



Quain's Anatomy 322 



147. Diagram representing four transverse sections of embrjo at different 



stages of development 323 



148. Five diagrammatic views of the dcveloi)ment of the amnion and allantois. 



From Hajckcl's "Evolution of Man ■' — after Kolliker .... 324 



149. Diagram of the placental connexion of the embryo with the uterus . . 326 



150. The embryo cat in the uterus in its membranes. From Owen's 



Anatomy of Vertebrates — after BuflEon and Daubenton .... 328 



151. Longitudinal section of an embryo. From Quain's Anatomy . . . 332 



152. Diagram of foetus, showing the visceral arches and budding limbs . . 334 



153. Lateral view of head of embryo i)ig, showing the visceral arches. From 



Quain's Anatomy — after Parker 336 



154. Ventral aspect of the same ib. 



155. Longitudinal, vertical section through embryo, showing incipient ali- 



mentary canal, &c. From H;eckers " Evolution of Man" — after Baer. 342 



156. Diagram of the foetal arteries and veins 347 



157. Diagram of the foetal circulation through the heart and aorta . . . ib. 



158. Diagram of the development of the generative organs .... 353 



159. Portion of ovary of kitten, showing fii-st development of ova — from 



Foulis 355 



IGO. Diagram of the dcvclopmunt of the brain 357 



161. Four figures of the brain of an embryo kitten. From Quain's Anatomy, 



— after Rcichert 358 



162. Development of the eye— from Quain's Anatomy 362 



163. A lladiolarian (Dorataxjjis j'o^ i/ti )ui.sf ra)—i;rciii\y magnified . . . 378 



164. The same, only partially developed — (Both from the Journal of the 



Linnean Society) 379 



165. Skull of the Leopard — from Pro. Zool. Soc 395 



166. The Ounce (Felix 7/«c/«)— from Mr. Elliot's Monograph . . . . ib. 



167. Skull of the Ounce— from Pro. Zool. Soc 396 



] 68. The Clouded Tiger (/'. viacrocdix) 398 



