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bones of the metatarsns'. this gradually decreases in size and in- 

 creases in depth, till it perfoiates tlie bone, and joins ihe Jossce on 

 its inferior surface, vvhere, immediately anterior, internal, and infe- 

 rioily to the outer depression on its liead, there is a large piotu- 

 berance forming the inner boundary to a groove. The phalangeal 

 end is formed as in most Birds. The first toe, which is the smallest 

 in the foot, has three bones, all of which are flattened, and have 

 simple articulations, the lašt one having a nail. The metatarsal bone 

 is only connected to the others by musele: the whole length of the 

 toe is 1 inch : the second toe has three phalanges : the third has four : 

 and there are five belonging to the fourth toe. All are formed as 

 is usual in this class. 



" The ligaments of the head and trunk are of the usual form. 



" In addition to these a ligament arises from the sesamoid bones 

 of thf! elbow-joint, uhich passes to the external or dorsal side of 

 the carpus, vvhere it is tied do\vn ; it again passes forwards, and is 

 attached by separate slips to the joint and head of the first part of 

 the metacarpiis and to the first phalanx of the first finger ; and is in- 

 serted inlo the second about 3 lines from its head. 



" The ligaments of the hip-joint are as usual. 



" Besides the usual ligaments of the knee-joint there is one which 

 arises together with the crucial, and is attached to the j^atella half- 

 way down the centrai line. The form of the semilunar cartilages is 

 crescentic, with prolonged horns. 



" The ankle-joint has semilunar cartilages of the usual form. 



" There are superior and inferior annular ligaments belonging to 

 the metatatsus. 



" In no other instance is there any deviation from the usual form. 



" There is a very large bursa situated vvithin the knee-joint, 



" The museles were of a dark red colour, very tough, and having 

 a great deal of cellular membrane amongst them. Thęjascice were 

 very thick and strong. In no instance did I observe any tendency 

 to ossification in the tendons. In the tendous of the perjbratus of 

 the first and second toes there vvas a sesamoid bone, scarcely 

 equalling in size a mustard-seed. 



" 'Yhe panniculus carnosics is very thick and strong, and is divided 

 into three pieces. The first division arises muscular from the lateral 

 parts of the skin of the shoulder, back, and under the wing ; from the 

 Jascin of the museles of the back ; tendinous along the superior 

 edge of ihe Jurculum ; tendinous from the Jascia covering the mus- 

 eles of the shoulder; muscular from the blubber over the shoulder- 

 joint ; and by a small head from the inferior part of the cervical 

 Jascia: it passes upvvards, uniting anteriorly and posteriorly to its 

 fellow, and is attached, muscular, into the superior transverse ridge 

 of the occipital bone, and to tht posterior third of the sides of the 

 lower javv. The second portion arises from the dorsal^^aa by five 

 irregular fleshy slips : it passes downwards, and is attached to the 

 blubber covering the back and sides, sending for\vards a membra- 



