vi PREFACE 



Percival produced the first work exclusively devoted to the anatomy of 

 the horse, considerable advances have been made in the methods of 

 teaching veterinary anatomy ; but it cannot be said that the production 

 of anatomical literature has been correspondingly abundant in this 

 country. The veterinarian has not had his time too heavily taxed by 

 the examination of frequent new publications." The justice of this soft 

 impeachment is best known to the members of the veterinary profession, 

 and the intended mission of the writer will therefore be amply fulfilled if 

 the effort be considered by his fellow workers to be a useful contribution 

 to this unfortunately too inadequate supply of veterinary literature. 



To the judgment of practitioners, who are best qualified to know 

 their own wants, and at whose hands the first part of this work was 

 so charitably received, without further remark this volume is now 

 committed. 



Department of Veterinary Anatomy, 



The University of Liverpool. 



June 1907. 



