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fourteen molars. They present a dental formula, 

 thus: 



Incisors, J J ; Canine, | \ ; Molars, J |. 

 The incisors, six in each jaw, are divided as in 

 the horse, into central, lateral and corner incisors. 

 They differ from those of the horse in that the central 

 are the smallest and the corner the largest. The 

 incisors of the upper jaw are larger than the cor- 

 responding teeth of the lower jaw. 



* ; ' The fangs, or canine teeth, two in each jaw 

 are very strong, elongated organs, conical in form, 

 curved backwards and outwards, and placed imme- 

 diately after the incisors. The upper fangs are the 

 thickest, and have a small space between them and 

 the corner incisors, in which the inferior canines are 

 lodged. These teeth are deciduous, like the incisors, 

 and distinguished from the replacing ones by their 

 being thinner and more elongated." 



The temporary 

 molars are fourteen in 

 number, six above and 

 eight below. They 

 vary in size, the first 

 being the smallest and 

 the last the largest. 



FIG ' "' They each have a 



Anterior view of the canine 

 andinciso. t eth of ayear-old dog. sharp projecting point 



*C!iuuve;ii>. 



