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in front, and which ends suddenly at its union with the orbitar pro- 

 cess of the temporal bone. External and inferior to the termination 

 of the transverse ridge of the occipital bone there is a process. The 

 temporal bone has two processes : the tympanic, situated imme- 

 diately anterior to the last-named process ; and the orbitar, situated 

 immediately behind the posterior part of the orbit. The basilar pro- 

 cess of the occipital bone is short, ending posteriorly in a single 

 round, prominent condyle, which articulates vvith the atlas. The 

 body of the sphenoid is lengthened, and its pterygoid processes 

 form separate bones. The tympanic bones have the internal pro- 

 cess much produced. Thejugum is very long and thin, attached as 

 usual to the tympanic and superior maxillary bones. The palatine 

 bones are long and thin, meeting posteriorly the pterygoid, and an- 

 teriorly the superior maxillary bones. 



" The upper jaw is immoveable : the superior mandible long, 

 slender, and a little arched at the point. The apertures for the 

 nostrils are long and narrow. The bones of the superior mandible 

 are of the usual form. The superciliary bones are wanting. The 

 lachrymal bones are small, and fixed to the cranium. The turbi- 

 flated lamince are small, soft, and cartilaginous. 



" The lovver jaw is long and slender, and composed of three 

 pieces, viz., the body of the bone and its two articulating portions. 

 The coronoid processes are very small. The condyloid process is 

 not elevated above the body of the bone. There is a process pro- 

 duced posteriorly for the attachment of the pterygoid museles. 



" The os hyoides has the lateral cornua much lengthened, passing 

 upvvards posteriorly to the occipital bone, then curved forvvards for 

 a short distance upon the temporal bone. 



" The yertebral colunm consists of 



Cervical vertebrte 13 



Dorsal — — 9 



Sacral 12 



Caudal 8 



In all 42 



" The atlas is of the usual shape. The processus dentahis of the 

 fiecond vertebra is flattened laterally ; the posterior spinous process 

 short, and the anterior long. The articulating processes are infe- 

 riorly produced, as are those of all the cervical vertebrce : in the 

 Jower of tiiem the processes diverge less than in the upper ones. 

 The posterior spinous process of the third, fourth, fifth, sixth, and 

 thirteenth vertebrce is long ; in the remainder this process is short. 

 The transverse processes are short in all except the tvvelfth and 

 thirteenth vertebrce, in vvhich they more nearly correspond vvith the 

 processes of the dorsal series. The articulation of the bodies of the 

 \yertebrce is eftected as usual. Tiie sixth vertebra has the transverse 

 processes e.\tcnded dovvnvvards as much as they niay be vvithout the 



