TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



INTRODUCTION. 



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ANATOMY, .... .1 



Vt-rtebrata, ..... . . 3 



Domesticated Mammals, .... . 4 



Domesticated Aves, .... 5 



Descriptive Anatomy, ...... 6 



OSTEOLOGY, . . 7 



Structure of bone, .... 7 



Osseous tissue, ... 9 



Classes of bones, .... 1- 



THE SKELETON,. ... ... 17 



Axial Skeleton, ..... .21 



Vertebrae, . . . . . . . .21 



The Ribs, ........ 33 



The Sternum, ....... 35 



General view of the Skull, . . . . .37 



Cranial bones, ... ... 45 



Facial bones, ....... 54 



APPENDICCLAR SKELETON, ...... 65 



Pectoral arch and limb, ...... 66 



Pelvic arch, ....... 83 



Pelvic limb, ....... 88 



COMPARATIVE OSTEOLOGY, ... 98 



Ruminantia. ....... 98 



Omnivora, ........ 105 



Carnivora, ........ 109 



Rodentia, ..... 114 



Aves, .... . 115 



