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pinched up rudely, and sketched out in the rough ; 

 then shaped more accurately ; arid only, at last, 

 receives the touches which stamp its final 

 character. 



Thus, at length, the young puppy assumes such 



FIG. 14. A. Earliest rudiment of the Dog. B. Kudiment 

 further advanced, showing the foundations of the head, tail, 

 and vertebral column. C. The very young puppy, with 

 attached ends of the yelk-sac and allantois, and invested 

 in the amnion. 



a form as is shown in Fig. 14, C. In this con- 

 dition it has a disproportionately large head, as 

 dissimilar to that of a dog as the bud-like limbs 

 are unlike his legs. 



