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ANATOMY OF VERTEBRATES. 



used in modifying the course through the water. The fore limbs 

 were shorter, and the hind limbs longer in the extinct Crocodilia 

 of marine habits. The stiffness of the neck, produced by the 

 overlapping of the expanded cervical ribs, adds to the power of 

 the head in overcoming the resistance of the water; but detracts, 



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Flying lizard (Draco volans), Lism. CCIY. 



with the almost inflexible cuirassed trunk, from the capacity to 

 capture prey on land, which is seldom overtaken, except by a 



