288 THE MYOLOGY OF THE EAVEN. 



consist, when unravelled by further dissection, of a 

 series of closely succeeding, long, narrow fasciculi, arising 

 from the liypapophyses of the sixth dorsal to the first 

 dorsal, and from the ten posterior cervical vertebrae ; 

 and sending narrow tendons, which increase in length 

 as they are given off more anteriorly, obliquely for- 

 ward and outward, to l)e inserted into the pleura- 

 pophyses of all the cervical vertebra3 save the first 

 two : the highest or foremost tendon is attached to 

 the tubercle at the under part of the ring of the atlas ; 

 1)ut this tendon is also the medium of insertion of 

 five small fasciculi of muscular fil)res arisino- from the 

 diapophyses of the sixth, fifth, fourth; third, and second 

 cervical vertebrae" [Anat. of Verts., vol. ii. p. 90). 



It will be seen here that this eminent anatomist 

 made no distinction of the superior oblique and inferior 

 ohlique portions ; and that the accessory fasciculi 

 apparently all go to the same tendon for their insertion, 

 whereas in the Eaven they pass to the several tendons 

 in turn, as they are thrown off from the main muscle 

 to become attached to the apices of the spine-like 

 parapophyses. It will be seen, too, that Professor 

 Owen says in the Apteryx that the tendons of this 

 muscle are attached to the pleurapophyses instead 

 of the parapophyses, as they arc in the Raven, and 

 as Garrod fio-ures them in Plotus} 



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^ Gadow's account of the longvs colli aiitic^is is very full and clear, 

 and of it he gives the following synonyms : — 



" 14. M. LONGUS COLLI ANTICUS. 



Long JiecMsseur du cou. Vicq d'Azyr, 1773, p. 582, No. 4. 

 Langer Halsbeuger. Wiedemann, p. 77. 



„ „ Tiedemann, p. 291, No. 9. 



Langer Halsmnskel. Meckel, p. 295, No. 1. 

 Longus colli. Gurlt, p. 19. 



