1002 CYCLOPEDIA OP Live SfOCK AND COMPLETfi 6T0CK DOCTOK. 



the Cretan sheep of the Grecian Islands, Hangary, and some portions of 

 Austria, making about all the principal sub-species. 



m. Anatomy of the Sheep. 



SKELETON OF LEICESTER SHEEP. 



Explanation. — ^Begmning with the head, the leferences to cut of skele- 

 ton show: 1 — The intermaxillary bone. 2 — The nasal bones. 3 — The 

 upper jaw. 4 — The union of the nasal and upper jaw bone. 5 — The 

 union of the molar and lachrymal bones. 6 — The orbits of the eye. 7 

 — ^The frontal bone. 9 — The lower jaw. 10 — The incisor teeth or nip- 

 pers. 11 — The molars or grinders. 



The Neck and Body. — 1, 1 — The ligament of the neck, supporting the 

 head, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 — The seven vertebrse, or bones of the neck. 1 

 — 13 — The thirteen vertebrae, or bones of the back. 1 — 6 — The sixver- 

 tebr:i3 of the loins. 7 — The sacral bone. 8 — The bones of the tail, va- 

 rying in different breeds from twelve to twenty-one. 9 — The haunch and 

 pelvis. 1 — 8 — ^The eight true ribs with their cartilages. 9 — 13 — The 

 five false ribs, or those that are not attached to the breast bone, 14 — 

 The breast bone. 



The Fore Leg. — 1 — ^The scapula or shoulder-blade. 2 — The hu- 

 merus, bone of the arm, or lower part of the shoulder. 3 — The radius^ 

 or bone of the forearm. 4 — The ulna, or elbow, 5 — The knee, with 

 its different bones. 6 — ^The metacarpal or shank-bones ; the larger 

 bones of the leg. 7 — A rudiment of the smaller metacarpal, 8 — One 

 of the sessamoid bones. 9 — The two first bones of the foot; the pas- 

 tern.- 10 — The proper bones of the foot. 



