242 THE MYOLOGY OF THE RAVEN. 



It terminates in a flattened tendon at the lower third 

 of the tibia, which is closely applied to a similar 

 tendon coming from the flexor j)erforatus medius 

 jwimus pedis, and the two pass together through the 

 tibial cartilage, rather to its outer side, in a special 

 canal. Crossing the ankle-joint, they also pass together 

 through a canal in the hypotarsus situated at its upper 

 and outer angle. 



At the back of the shaft of the tarso-metatarsus 

 these tendons part company, the tendon of the flexor 

 perforatus medius secundus jjiet/i's passing Ijetween 

 them obli<]uely. 



The tendon of the muscle now under consideration 

 makes straio-lit for the under side of the outer toe. 

 Here it forms a tubular sheath, through which the deep 

 flexor runs, and opposite the short shafts of the l^asal 

 phalanx and the joint next beyond, it sends down 

 on either side a tendinous slip, which in each case 

 attaches to these bones. Thus fulfilling, we see, the 

 part, too, of a secundus flexor of this toe. 



119. The flexor 'perforatus medius prm?/s pedis ^ 

 arises from the inner side of the carneous portion of 



1 Referring to the synonymy of this muscle as compiled by Gadow, 

 we are enabled to record the following upon the subject [loc. cit., p. 

 188): — 



"51b. M. FLEXOR PERFORATUS DIGITI III. 



Le Jlechisseur conmiun (ou 2^erfore) (pt.). Vicq d'Azyr, p. 283, No. 3 ; 



Cuvier, p. 558. 

 Zusammenzieher der Zehen (pt.). Merrem, p. 161, No. 7. 

 Flexor j)erforatus digiti medii. Wiedemann, p. 103. 

 „ „ ,, „ Tiedemann, § 310. 



„ „ ,, „ Watson, p. 121. 



Langer Zehenbeuger, ausserer Kopf. Meckel, Archiv, p. 277, 



No. 4. 

 Einer der Spulmuskeln. Meckel, System, pp. 382-386, No. 2. 



