34 Hounds 



Three are in the upper and four in the lower row. 

 Following the hock joint or tarsus (i.e., the human 

 ankle) are the five metatarsal bones, the inner or 

 fifth one being very rudimentary, and this corre- 

 sponds to the human big toe. Four of the metatarsal 

 bones carr}^ digits (toes) corresponding to the four 

 toes in man. Sometimes the innermost is completely 

 absent, but in every instance it is much smaller than 

 the other four. This completes our description of 

 the skeleton of the dog. 



