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THE AMERICAlsr BISONS. 



length of the carpus and metacarpus in jB. americanits (same specimens) to 

 the length of tarsus and metatarsus is as 74 to 100 ; in Bison honasiis as 73 to 

 100. The length of the upper portion of the fore limb (humerus and radius) 

 to the upper portions of the hind limb (femur and tibia) in jB. americanits 

 (same specimens as before) is as 75-83 to 100; va B. bonasiiSy as 80-84 to 

 100. These proportions coincide with those obtained from comparing the 

 entire fore and hind limbs with each other, as well as the relative heif^ht of 



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TABLE IX. 



Measurements of Skeletons of Bison americanus and Bison bonasus 





u 



u 



Whole lengtli of skeleton (including skull) • • 



Len^ftli of skull 



'^ cervical vertebra; - 



'' dorsal ^* 



** lumbar " 



'* sacral 



" caudal 



*' first rib 



^* '^ ** osseous portion, along external curvature 



^* cartilaginous portion 



" third rib 



" '^ osseous portion 



" " cartilaginous portion 



*' sixth rib 



'^ ^' osseous portion 



'^ " cartilaginous portion 



*^' ninth inb 



" ** " osseous portion 



" cartilaginous portion 



*' twelfth rib 



'^ " osseous portion 



" cartilaginous portion 



a 

 a 

 u 

 u 

 u 

 u 

 a 

 a 

 u 

 u 

 a 

 u 



a 

 u 



a 

 u 

 4; 

 a 

 a 

 ik 

 a 



u 

 u 

 a 

 4; 

 a 

 u 



4; 

 a 

 u 

 44 

 u 



u 

 a 



a 



44 



44 



u 



44 

 44 



44 



*' fourteenth rib 



44 

 44 



44 



44 



44 



osseous portion . . . , , 



'* cartilaginous portion 

 '^ sternum 



'' spine of 6th cervical 



7th " 



1st dorsal 



44 

 44 

 44 

 44 

 44 

 44 

 U 

 44 

 44 

 44 

 44 

 44 

 44 

 44 

 44 



44 

 44 

 4£ 

 44 

 t4 

 44 

 44 

 44 

 44 

 44 

 44 

 44 

 44 

 44 

 44 



•2d 



3d 

 4 th 

 5th 

 6 th 

 7th 



8 th 



9 th 

 10th 

 11th 

 1 2th 

 13th 

 14th 



(i 

 u 

 a 



u 

 a 



Distance between ends of pleurapophyses of 1st kmibar 





iJison araericanus. 





Bison bonasus. 



1 



2 



3 



4 



5 



? 



6 



7 



8 



9 



c? 



& 



? 



cf 



cf 



3338 



2980 



2916 



2920 



3120 



2789 



3375 



3416 



fr 4 * » 



527 



530 



565 



510 



500 



422 



580 



565 



569 



527 



470 



430 



.480 



520 



457 



590 



538 



?433 



1150 



950 



900 



880 



1000 868 



940 



985 





407 



340 



330 



380 



370 



357 



390 



400 





254 



190 



210 



250 



245 



228 



315 



293 



L 



476 



500 



480 



420 



485 



457 560 



635 





452 



350 



300 



380 

 330 



a A ^ H 



* 4 fa A 



287 345 

 274 305 



375 

 335 





414 



V V ^r V 



300 



^ V w w 



320 



38 



50 



« * « « 



385 



50 



510 



420 



A A A H 



^ A A ^k 



31 40 



39 

 492 



418 



■ 



548 



4 V V V 



4 ^ A 



4 ■ ■ V 

 A A A A 



450 

 361 



479 

 386 



439 



V B ^ w 



390 



• ^ • ™ 



430 



115 



« * 4 * 

 > * 4 « 



550 



90 



700 

 560 



> * b • 



^k H A ^b 



88 

 632 



503 



93 

 640 

 525 



100 

 699 



559 





711 



r W ^ ^ 



^m AHA 



» • ^ T 

 ^ AAA 



557 



^ W W ^ 



550 



W W V P 



580 



154 



* * 4 « 

 « « « » 



630 



140 

 920 



680 



A b A 4 



4 A A A 



122 



780 



115, 



785' 



140 

 869 



660 





910 



^ » w T 

 H A A ■ 



» T T • 



^-r' -^r ^-r' 



6 70 



w w w ^ 



635 



^ 4 fr A 



680 



584 600 



240 



■ * * * 



580 



240 

 820 



590 



A A A 4 J 



A A A A 



198 185 



210 



., 750 



530, 





783 



V V V ^F 

 A M h A 



■ P P ■ 



1 



A ^k A A 



ji^L ^"j* ^njj^ 



745 

 532 



730 

 540 



540 



* * T ■ 



575 



P ^ ■ ■ I 



610 



243 



• * * « 



23o: 



710 

 '520 



^ A A ^b 



M A ^ A 



215 



; 593 



396 



190 

 585 

 420 



22(J 



« « • 4 



41*- 



i * 4 4 4 



693 



• 4 • * 



A H A A 



■ T ^ • 

 ^ ^ 4 > 



437 420 



• ^ ™ ^ 



450 



^B V ^F ^ 



41 



254 



1 



4 * 4 * 



190: 



• « * * 



* « • * 



197 



: 165 



4 V 4 ■ 





469 



490 



480 



1 



490 



475 



463 



510 



533 





114 



110 



150 



90 



103 



76 



180 



120 



90 



305 



260 



370 



330 



347 



244 



■ 395 



287 



i 266 



468 



470 



475 



445 



453 



330 



jhl 



395 



470 



1 



423 



'477 



485 



465 



430 



440 



342 



420 



496 



440 



445 



435 



430 



400 



406 



317 



393 



470 



435 



400 



420 



390 



360 



370 



305 



370 



437 



410 



348 



390 



350 



320 



335 



287 



330 



395 



371 



350 



355 



315 



290 



300 



248 300 



363 



343 



315 



310 



290 



260 



205 



244 275 



326 



300 



284 



285 



2G0 



235 



250 



223 



240 



293 



290 



242 



245 



225 



210 



213 



197 



210 



26 7 



247 



210 



210 



200 



180 



185 



170 



170 



217 



228 



173 



185 



165 



155 



160 



153 155 



185 



190 



146 



155 



140 



130 



135 



128 



145- 



146 



154 



120 



120 



120 



110 118 



116 



125 



134 



4 4 4* 



108 



100 



110 



100 106 



101 



90 



127 



127 



227 



310 



280 



230 



230 



268 



258 



270 



297 



r 

 ^ 



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