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MB. F. B. BEDDABD ON THE 



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Both in the fore Hmb and in the hind Hmb the muscles of the 

 Cryptoprocta were easy to dissect, owing to the absence of strong 

 fasciae ; this is perhaps related to the youth of the individual. 



Fig. 6. 



Muscles of thigh of LVyptoprocta. 

 J5f., biceps : Sfm., semimembranosus ; 7V«., tenuissimus; iS/., seiiiitendinosus. 



One of the most interesting muscles of the hind limb is the 

 semimembranosus (see fig. 6). In the Cat it is partly divided into 



