244 MR. BUSK ON THE REMAINS OF 
1. The portion of scapula (Pl. XLVIII. fig. 23) consists of the greater part of the neck 
and the adjacent bone, about three inches in its gieatest length. It fortunately retains 
the greater part of the glenoid fossa, of which perhaps the lower two thirds remain ~ 
entire. ‘The remaining portion is about 2 inches long in a vertical direction, whilst the 
greatest width of the fossa is about 1-2. The articular surface is perfectly smooth, 
and its curve in the vertical or longest direction has a radius of about 2", and in the 
transverse of about 1-75. The entire fossa may be estimated at about 2!-3 long by 
1-7 broad. Its sides are pretty nearly parallel, and the lower margin is accurately 
semicircular ; the upper margin ‘(as already stated) is wanting; but it may be concluded 
that when entire the fossa was of a broad oblong form, and had none of the constriction 
on the sides which is usually seen in the Asiatic Elephant and, I believe, also in 
E. primigenius. In this respect therefore it would seem more to resemble the glenoid 
fossa of the African than that of the Indian species. ‘The following are the dimensions 
of this part in different specimens of Elephant taken for the purpose of comparison :— 
EE. MMANCUSFOUDE)) veateceaced: vo <deentatere st eteeene 3°5 X 2°6 
BT PURGUCUS (EAACTICE) apes oe eee sene ces meee heater eee 
E. indicus (var. sumatrensis, young) ..........0.+6. 47 x 3-0 
Ey, pramigenuas (CUVier) .. cseccctccscencececsteacesns 85 x 4:4 
E.G FACONUS (MIBUUTE)'s1,5ccseccotee-s-eeccte eae see 67x 4:3 
Es Maelitensts: (MAREE), cine swonnedc tes eaacake sedecns 24X17 
The part of the bone immediately supporting the articular fossa is thick, massy, 
and rugose, especially on the dorsal aspect. The entire bone is compact and heavy, 
and it has manifestly belonged to a perfectly mature animal. 
2. The portion of humerus (Pl. XLVIII. fig. 22) isin many respects one of the most 
instructive specimens in the entire collection. It is the entire head and upper part of 
the shaft of the right humerus of an animal which had arrived at full maturity ; for the 
proximal epiphysis is completely united to the shaft, although the line of junction is 
still apparent, except to a small extent on the inner side, where it is completely oblite- 
rated. And this is an important circumstance as indicative of the maturity of the 
individual, since the proximal epiphysis of the humerus would appear to be one of the 
latest to become united to the shaft. The fragment is remarkably perfect; it appears 
to have been recently broken from the shaft; and a small fragment has been chipped off 
the anterior part of the head, probably at the same time. It is also slightly and, to 
all appearance, recently chipped at the hinder border of the head; and the tuberosity 
is shightly abraded. The bone presents no distinct trace of rolling or morsure. The 
articular surface of the head is somewhat remarkable for its comparative narrowness 
in the transverse direction ; so that, had it been completely detached from the rest of the 
bone, it might very readily have been regarded as fitted more for a ginglymoid than an 
enarthrodial joint. In all Elephants the head of the humerus is somewhat compressed, 
