ANATOMY 23 



an immense area for the digestive tract and 

 the organs of propagation. The head is 

 rounded, and the jaws are rather short. The 

 eyes are large, and separated by a considerable 

 interval. The ears become narrow as they as- 

 cend, and each stands with its deep concavity 

 directed forward and outward. The neck is 

 a little shorter and less voluminous than the 

 head. The front limbs are shorter than the 

 hind limbs., and consist each of an upper arm, 

 a forearm, and a paw with five short toes. 

 Each hind limb has a thigh, a leg, and a foot 

 with four toes. The proportions of the body 

 are such that both the elbow and knee are 

 placed close to the trunk. It will be seen 

 that the shoulder-blade, the arm, and the fore- 

 arm lie at very closed angles, as do also the 

 thigh, leg, and foot of the hinder extremities. 

 This conformation indicates at once a charac- 

 ter of action of the cat with which we are all 

 familiar. The small lung area allows of quick, 

 active movement, but not of prolonged work. 

 The large space for digestive tract and prop- 

 agation shows that the animal is capable of 

 taking advantage of all the luxuries of food, 



