EXPLANATION OF THE PLATES. 



PLATE I. 



Fig. J. exhibits the skeleton of the Falco Palumbarius, or 

 Goshawk, and shows the manner in which it is supported 

 by a small iron rod ; and also the names of the bones, 

 a. Ball of the Ulna, 

 b, b, b. The vertebrae of the neck, or cervical vertebra. 



' I The Sternum. 



e, e. The Tarsus. 



f, f. The Fibula, 

 g. The Tibia. 



h, h. The metacarpal bones. 



i,j. The Ulna. 



in. The Pelvis. 



n. The Os Coccygis. 



q. The Clavicle. 



s. Vertebrae of the back. 



t The Os Humeri. 



Fig. 2. Skeleton of a Horse, showing the manner in which it 

 is supported ; and also the names of the bones. 



A. The head. 



a. The posterior maxillary or jaw bone. 



b. The superior maxillary, or upper jaw. 



c. The orbit of the eye. 



d. The nasal bones, or bones of the nose. 



e. The suture, dividing the parietal bones below from the 

 occipital bones above. 



f. The inferior maxillary bone, containing the upper in- 

 cisors, or cutting teeth. 



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