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1. The portion of scapula (PI. 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 l"-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 

 l"-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 : — 



E. indicus (young) 3-5 x 2-6 



E. indicus (mature) 



E. indicus (var. sumatrensis, young) 4'7 x 3 -0 



E. primigenius (Cuvier) 8-5 X 4'4 



E. africanus (mature) 6"7 X 4'3 



E. melitensis (mature) 2-4 X 1"7 



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 (PI. XLVIII. fig. 22) is in 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 slightly 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. 



