EXPLANATION OF THE PLATES. 
PLATE IL 
Fig. 1. exhibits the skeleton of the Falco Palumbarius, or | 
Goshawk, and shows the manner in which it is supported _ 
by a small iron rod ; and also the names of the bones. 
a.— Ball of the Ulna. 
b, b, b.—The vertebra of the neck, or cervical vertebra. 
q The Sternum. 
e, e.—The Tarsus. 
f, f£.—The Fibula. 
g.—The Tibia. 
h, h—The metacarpal bones, 
i, j.— The Ulna. 
m.—The Pelvis. 
n—The Os Coccygis. 
q-—The Clavicle. 
s.— Vertebrz of the back. 
t.—The Os Humeri. 
Fig. 2.—Skeleton of a Horse, showing the manner in which it | 
is supported ; and also the names of the bones. 
A.—The head. 
a.—The posterior maxillary or jaw bone. 
b.—The superior maxillary, or upper jaw. 
c.—The orbit of the eye. 
d.—The nasai bones, or bones of the nose. 
e.—The suture, dividing the parietal bones below from the 
occipital bones above. 
f.—The inferior maxillary bone, containing the upper in- 
cisors, or cutting teeth. 
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