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or scapula, and a ventral portion, the coracoid ; 



at their point of junction the proximal end of the fore 

 limb is attached. The pelvic arch is, similarly, a 

 cartilaginous bar, which may be divided into a dorsal 



Fig. 146. Sternum of common Mole. 



iliac, and a ventral pubic piece ; and the head of the 

 hind limb is attached to the arch at the point where 

 its two halves unite. 



The coracoid divides into two processes, the 

 prsecoracoid and coracoid proper; the pubic 

 bar is, similarly, in the higher forms, separable into 

 an anterior pufois and a posterior ischiuiu. In 



