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INDEX. 



Pubis (Lat. pubes the secret parts), 



131 

 Pulp-cavity of the teeth, 231 

 Pycnodouts (Gr. pi/knos thick, and 



odous a tooth), dentine of the, 



247 

 Python (Greek name of a large 



serpent, from pytho to poison), 



osteology of the, 76 ; skull of the, 



Q 



Quadricuspid (Lat. quatuor four, 

 and cuspis a point) shape of the 

 molars, 303 



Quadrumana (Lat. quatuor four, and 

 manus hands), limbs of the, 151 ; 

 skeleton of the, 209, 210 ; teeth 

 of the, 301 ; of South America, 

 304, 305 



Quadrupeds (Lat. quatuor four, and 

 pedes feet), herbivorous, skeleton 

 of the, 171, 173; extinct genera 

 of, 171, 182; odd-toed, 169; 

 even-toed, 172, 180; extinct 

 races of, 188 



Quill-feathers of birds, their differ- 

 ent names, 143 



R 



Radius of the cod-fish (Lat. radius 



the lesser arm-bone), 41 

 Raptorial birds (Lat. raptores seiz- 



ers), 149 

 Rasp teeth, 242 

 Rattlesnake, vertebra of the, 85; 



poison-fang of the, 257 ; skull of 



the, 258 

 Reptilia, or Reptiles (Lat. reptilis 



creeping along), composition of 



their bones, 14; principal forms 



of the skeleton in, 64 et seq. ; 



dental system of, 251 

 Rhinoceros, skeleton of the, 202, 



203 ; tarsal bones of the, 167, 187 

 Rhizodes (Gr. rhiza a root, and 



eidos resemblance), dentine of 



the, 247 



Rhynchosaurus (Gr. rhyncus a 



snout, and saurus a Kzard), jaws 



of the, 254 

 Rodent mammalia (Lat. rodo to 



gnaw), teeth of the, 267 

 Ruminants (Lat. rumino to chew 



the cud), skeleton of, 169 ; teeth 



of, 298 



S 



Sacral vertebrae (Lat. sacer sacred), 

 100 



Saurians (Gr. saura a lizard), skele- 

 ton of the, 93, 94; armed with 

 tusks, 254 



Scaphoides (Gr, skaphe a skiff, and 

 eidos resemblance), 133 ; of the 

 hind foot in animals, 185; one of 

 the carpal bones, 216 



Scapula (Lat. scapula the shoulder- 

 blade), 91 



Scapular arch (Lat. see ante), 40; 

 of the crocodile, 117 



Scapulariae (Lat. scapula), the sca- 

 pulary feathers of birds, 144 



Scapulo-coracoid arch (Lat. scapula 

 the blade-bone, and Gr. koraz and 

 eidos crow-like), 116, 117 



Scari (Gr. skaroi parrot-fishes), den- 

 tine of the, 247 ; jaws and food 

 of the, 247 



Sciaenoids (Gr. skia a shadow, and 

 eidos resemblance), osteodentine 

 of the, 247 



Sclerotal bones (Gr. skleros hard), 

 48 



Sclero-skeleton (Gr. skleros hard, 

 and skeleton), 16 



Sclerotic capsule of the eye (Gr. 

 skleros hard, and Lat. capsula a 

 little cover), 81 



Scomberoids (Gr. skombros a marine 

 fish, and eidos resemblance), teeth 

 of the, 242 



Sea-perch, skeleton of the, 38, 52 ; 

 fin-formula of the, 56 



Seal, skeleton of the, 158 ; denti- 

 tion of the, 299 



Secundarioe, the secondary quill- 

 feathers of birds, 144 



