Measurement of ribs. 



53 





1 



A 



ti«) 



B 



— 



C 



10 







10 



E 



ft 



P 



— 



2 



a 



4 



;') 



G 



7 



8 



S) 



10 



11 



12 



13 



70 



90 



100 



tie 



120 



130 



140 



150 



145 



135 



115 



105 



7 



7 



10 



15 



20 



30 



45 



— 



~- 



— 



— 



— 



4 



5 



6 



4 



4 



4 



4 



3,5 



3 



2 



3 



2,5 



G 



G 



6 



8 



7 



8 



G 



5 



5 



5 



5 



5 



;') 



5 



r, 



f) 



G 



G 



5 



4 



4 



3 



3 



3 



-22 



LH1 



5 



10 



15 



25 



30 



40 



25 



40 



40 



40 



Auchenia Llama. 



The a""'', 4"', r)"* and G"' ribs are convex from before back. The 

 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11"' concave from before back in the lower thirds. 



The inner surfaces of the anterior ribs are concave from above 

 down and flat from before back. 



Tlie posterior six ribs are convex from before back. 



First rib broad near lower and rounded greatest breadth 25 mm. 



Second has the tangential diameter greatest viz 30 mm. 



Third very broad ^ 35 mm. 



Fourth = 32 mm., 5"' 30, G"' 25 mm. although the 5^^ is narrower 

 than the fourth, the breadth is carried higher up. The foregoing show 

 a thick central part. 



Camelus Dromedarius. 



The seventh, eighth, and ninth ribs — are more uniformly thick 

 expecially at their lower ends than the ribs behind or in front of 

 this point. 



Ribs. 



1 



2 



3 

 50 



4 



5 



G 



7 



8 



9 



10 



11 



12 





Brea«lth8 

 lower ends. 



30 



40 



GO 



60 



Ô5 



50 



40 



40 



53 



38 



30 





Broadest 

 jtarts. 



25 



25 



35 



35 



55 



55 



50 



48 



50 



50 



40 



35 



At the middle. 



Breadth at 

 angles. 



20 



25 



30 



30 



82 



82 



27 



22 



28 



27 



20 



20 





The 5"' rib is the thickest along the middle of its breadth. The 

 anterior and posterior borders are sharp. 



