CERTAIN BONES, c'cc. 



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Diameter of the middle of the femur 

 Hollow of the femur at the fame place 



Thicknefs of the bone furrounding the 



1 



hollow 

 I-ength of the longeil: claw 

 Length of the fecond phalanx of the fame 



The dimenfions of the largeft of the foot bones are as 

 follow, 



Inches. 



Its greatefl: diameter, or breadth at the joint 2.4<; 



Its fmallefl: diameter, or thicknefs at the fame place a. 28 

 Its circumference at the fame place 

 Its circumference at the middle 



2d. Phalanx. Its length 



Greatefh diameter at its head or 



upper joint ■ - 



Smalleft diameter at the fame 



place 

 Circumference at the fame place 

 ^d. Phalanx, its length 



Greatefl: diameter at its head or 7 



upper joint - j 



Smalleft diameter at the fame 1 



place - _ f 



Circumference at the fame place 



Were we to eftimate the fize of our animal by a com- 

 parifon with that of the lion on the principle oi ex peds 

 li£rculem, by taking the longeil claw of each as the mo- 



* It is aftually 6| inches long, but about \ inch appear to have been 

 broken off. * ^' 



t Ada ally j.65 but about 5 inch is broken off, 



dule 



