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[Fig. 76 represents the Muscles of the Perch.' a, inferior half of the 

 great lateral muscular mass; a', the superior half ; b and c, points where 

 these masses divide for the passage of the rays of the pectoral and ventral 

 fins; d e, the middle inferior longitudinal muscles;/, the middle superior; g, 

 muscles for moving the ventral fin ; ft, the muscles special to the pectoral 

 fin ; h h, the particular muscles of the dorsal fin ; t, the muscles of the 

 anal fin ; k, the muscles of the caudal tail fin ; / f , the muscles com- 

 mon to the jaws ; m, the muscles of the operculum and the first inter- 

 costal of the cranium ; /3, attachment of the latero-superior muscles of 

 the occiput ; \L, the lateral line between the muscular masses; the great 

 lateral nerve has been removed, and the superior muscular mass pushed 

 upwards. Cuvicr, Histoire des Poissons. 



[Fig. 77. Muscular system of Birds. The muscles of the Falco 

 nism": 1, the great complexus ; 1 a, its tendon; 1 b, its superior head; 

 1 <r. its inferior head ; 2, the small complexus ; 3, the lateral flexor of the 

 head ; 4, the long flexor of the head ; 5, the great extensor of the neck ; 

 G, the descending cervical; 7,7', the demi-spinal muscles of the neck and 

 back ; 8, the superior flexor of the head ; 9, the inferior, or long flexor 

 of the head; 10, 10, the anterior and posterior inter - transverse muscles 

 of the neck; 11, the elevator of xhe coccyx; 12, the depressor of 

 the coccyx; 13, the cruri-coccygean ; 14, the pubi-coccygean ; 15, the 

 eschio-coccygean ; 1 6, the quadratus ; 1 7, the external oblique of the abdo- 

 men ; 18, the trapezium; 19, the great serratus ; 20, the great pectoral; 

 21, the latissimus dorsi ; 22, the deltoid; 23, the subscapular ; 24, the 

 coraco-brachialis ; 25, the biceps brachialis ; 26, the supinator ; 27, the 

 long anconaeus; 28, the short anconaeus; 29, the small anconaeus ; 30, the 

 anterior extensor of the skin of the wing ; 30 o, the portion which goes to 

 the carpus; 30 b, the portion which goes to the radius ; 31, the posterior 

 extensor of the skin of the wing, divided 32, the long extensor of the 

 metacarpus ; 33, the short extensor of the metacarpus ; 34 a; the com- 

 mon flexor of the thumb and second finger ; 34 b, the extensor of the 



