558 ON THE MYOLOGY OF THE KINKAJOU. [Julie 20, 



from the fibular aspect of the conjoined long flexor tendon, simulating 

 a lumbrical muscle. It terminates in a long slender tendon, which 

 splits to allow of the passage of the perforans tendon, and is inserted 

 into the sides of the base of the fifth metatarsal second phalanx. 



The Jlexor longvs pollicis is mainly distributed to the third, fourth, 

 and fifth digits. It is, however, intimately blended with the tendon 

 of the flexor longus digitorum ; the latter is mainly distributed to the 

 first, second, and third digits. Both flex all the digits. The lum- 

 bricals are four in number, and are disposed as in man. 



The abductor hallucis arises from the scaphoid bone by a pointed 

 tendon, and fleshy from a sesamoid bone situated below the ento- 

 cuneiform bone. It is inserted fleshy into the tibial side of the base 

 of the first hallux phalanx and its sesamoid bone. 



The Jlexor accessorius is a large mouogastric muscle. It arises 

 from the outer side of the os calcis. It is implanted into the con- 

 joined tendon of the flexor longus hallucis et digitorum, and prolonged 

 as three fleshy slips to the tendons of the flexor brevis digitorum as 

 already mentioned. 



The. Jlexor brevis hallucis arises from the entocuneiform bone and 

 the sheath of the peronseus longus. It is inserted into the sesamoid 

 bone on the fibular side of the hallux metatarso-phalangeal joint. 



The Jlexor brevis minimi digit i is comparatively large aud fleshy. 

 It arises from the sesamoid bone covering the base of the fifth meta- 

 tarsal bone. It is inserted into the fibular side of the base of the 

 first phalanx of the fifth digit. It has a sesamoid bone developed in 

 its tendon of insertion. 



Obliquus tarsi. This is a small muscle, conoid in shape, which 

 arises from the depression between the prominent tubercle of the 

 internal cuneiform on the inside, and the scaphoid and external 

 cuneiform bones on the outside. It also receives a few fibres of 

 origin from the tendon of the tibialis posticus. It is inserted into 

 the tibial side of the base of the hallux metatarsal bone. I have ven- 

 tured to give the above name to this muscle ; so far as I am aware 

 (I may be mistaken) it has not been previously described. I found 

 it also in the Paradoxurus typus. When I dissected the Caracal, I 

 did not notice this muscle, although I have no doubt it will be found 

 in that animal also. 



The tibialis anticus has its usual origin. It is inserted into the 

 base of the hallux metatarsal. In the Paradoxurus and Lynx it is 

 inserted into the hallux metatarsal and entocuneiform bones. 



The extensores longus hallucis and digitorum present no special 

 peculiarities. 



The extensor brevis digitorum pedis is like that in man. 



The tibialis posticus is inserted into the scaphoid ecto- and ento- 

 cuueiform bones. 



The peronceus longus and brevis are disposed exactly as in man. 

 There is, however, an additional muscle, the peronseus inter medius 

 or quartus. It arises in conjunction with the peronseus brevis, having 

 a distinct and well-developed muscular belly which terminates in a 

 long, slender tendon, which, having traversed the outer dorsal aspect 



