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MR. F. E. BEDDARD ON A 



[May 29, 



carpus for 5| inches, which was densely covered with strong hairs 

 of a whity-brown colour. This tract was wider above and eiaded 

 below in a fine point. It would touch the ground if the animal 



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Front view of fore foot of foetus of Giraffe. 

 A, patch of strong hair on the carpus and metacarpus. 



were placed in a kneeling posture, as it was quite anterior in 

 position. The posterior surface of each "hock" (calcaneum) had 



