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4607. The skeleton of the domestic Cat (Felis Catus, var. domesticus}. 



The vertebral formula is : 7 cervical, 13 dorsal, 7 lumbar, 3 sacral, and 21 caudal. The 

 depth of the supraspinal fossa equals that of the infraspinal fossa. The clavicular bones are 

 preserved in this skeleton. 



Purchased. 



4608. The skeleton of the domestic Cat (Felis Catus, var. domesticus}. 



The vertebral formula is : 7 cervical, 13 dorsal, 7 lumbar, 2 sacral, and 22 caudal. 



Mus. South. 



4609. The cranium, vertically and longitudinally bisected, of the domestic Cat. 



In this small species of Felis, as in the smaller varieties of Cants, the cerebral cavity is pro- 

 portionally larger, and the jaws shorter, than in the larger species : the orbits are likewise 

 proportionally larger : it retains, in short, more of the fcetal characters. The nasal processes 

 of the maxillary are rounded, and extend to the same transverse line as the points of the 

 nasals. The section shows the extension of the bony tentorium over the fore part of the 

 petrosal to the side of the Gasserian fossa, the extent of the bony septum narium, and the 

 complexity of the turbinals or olfactory capsules. 



Hunterian. 



4610. The skull of the domestic Cat (Felis Catus, var. domesticus}. 



Presented by William Cliff, Esq., F.B.S. 



4611. The skull of the domestic Cat (Felis Catus, var. domesticus}. 



Presented by Henry Cline, Esq. 



4612. The skull of the domestic Cat (Felis Catus, var. domesticus}. 



Presented by Henry Cline, Esq. 



4613. The skull of the domestic Cat (Felis Catus, var. domesticus). 



The bones of the left side of the face have been removed. 



Prepared in 1845. 



4614. The skull of a young domestic Cat (Felis Catus, var. domesticus). 



Prepared in 1845. 



461 5. The separated bones of the head of a domestic Cat (Felis Catus, var. domesticus}. 



Presented by William Home Clift, Esq. 



4616. The reduced caudal vertebrae of the short-tailed variety called ' Manx Cat ' 

 (Felis Catus, var. domesticus}. Presented by Prof . Edward Forbes, F.B.S. 



4617. The reduced caudal vertebrae of the ' Manx Cat ' (Felis Catus, var. domesticus}. 



Presented by George Bennett, Esq., F.L.S. 



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