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MR. F, E. BEDDARD ON THE ANATOMY 



middle line of the back (see text-fig. 1 31). Its fibres i^un obliquely 

 backwards and are massed into coaise strands at the origin of the 

 muscle. The origin of this muscle extends further back than was 

 formerly described, and covers the obliquus internus iintil very 

 near to the end of the line of origin of the latter. The obliquus 

 internus only becomes superficial for a very short distance pos- 

 teriorly. These differences may be seen on a comparison of 



Text-fi^. 132. 



Obi L 



ObLIL 



c- 



a 



An enlarged view of a poitioii of text-fig. 131, to sliow absence of diverticulum 

 of body-cavity overlj'ing thigh. 



C. Cutaneous muscle. CI. Cloacal apcvture. Obi A. Obliquus externus. 

 Ohl.ii. Obliquus internus. 



text-fig, 131, p, 409, of the present communication, with text- 

 fig. 4, p. 20, of my paper on the other Breviceps. I am able to 

 confirm the statements about the latter species, so far as the 

 points at issue are concerned, by the examination of a specimen 

 given by me to the Royal College of Surgeons, and dissected by 

 Mr. 33urne. 



The aforesaid figure (text-fig. 131), which is to be compared 



