THE ANATOMY OF THE INDIAN ELEPHANT. 29 



fibula ; and largely from the intermuscular septum between this 

 muscle, and Jiexor longus digitorum. It ends in a tendon, which 

 passes through a distinct sheath on the inner malleolus, and is 

 inserted into the upper surface of the basis of the second and 

 third metatarsals, being crossed, immediately above its insertion, 

 by tibialis anticus. 



C. and L.— 239, fig. 4 (g^); 292-3 (8^). Mayer's description is 

 very incorrect; the muscle is said to pass over the outer malle- 

 olus, and to blend with tihialis anticus. 



Flexor communis digitorum arises by tendinous and fleshy 

 fibres from the postero-internal surface of the head of the fibula. 

 An additional slip, small and tendinous, proceeds from the tibia, 

 internal to the insertion of ;po;pliteus, from the oblique ligament 

 between the tibia and fibula, and from the septum between 

 jiexor communis and tibialis posticus. The muscle becomes 

 tendinous opposite the tuberosity of the os calcis, and passes 

 into the sole along a groove at the junction of the astragalus 

 with the sustentaculum tali. Flexor longus hallucis', a larger 

 muscle than the last, arises from the posterior and internal sur- 

 faces of the fibula, and from the septum between the two 

 muscles. It passes through a distinct sheath. Opposite the 

 ento-cuneiform bone Jiexor digitorum, which lies superficial to 

 the other, spreads out, and blends by its deep surface with the 

 tendon oi Jiexor hallucis. The separate flexor tendons are given 

 off after this junction. The small tendon to the first digit, and 

 that to the fifth, are furnished almost entirely by fiexor digit- 

 orum, while those to the middle digits proceed from the two 

 flexors jointly. There is no trace of a short Jiexor digitorum, 

 unless the lumhricales from plantaris represent it. In the flexor 

 sheaths there is on each side a strong band, which passes to the 

 second phalanx, and the two bands enclose the tendon, very 

 much as the perjoratus usually encloses the perjorans. In the 

 case of the third digit, a lumbrical muscle is distinctly inserted 

 into one of these bands. 



C. and L.— 285-6 (0; 289, fig. 3 (t), 4 {C). In this figure the 

 tendon is not correctly drawn — 292-3 (tj). The above refer to 

 Jiexor communis digitorum; Jiexor longus hallucis is shown in 

 289, fig. 3 (0, fig. 4 (0; 295-3 (t). 



The plantar fascia is exceedingly strong on the outer side of 



