PREFACE. 
ALTHOUGH the cat has long been in common use for the 
practical study of mammalian anatomy, a clear, correct, not 
too voluminous account of its structure, such as should be in 
the hands of students in the laboratory, has remained a 
desideratum. A number of works have been published on the 
cat, some of them of much value, yet there is none which 
fulfils exactly the conditions mentioned. The books which 
have appeared on this subject are the following: 
1. Strauss-Durckheim, H. Anatomie descriptive et com- 
parative du Chat. 2 vols. Paris, 1845. 
2. Mivart, St. George. The Cat: an Introduction to the 
Study of Back-boned Animals, especially Mammals. New 
York, 1881. 
3. Wilder, Burt G., and Gage, Simon H. Anatomical 
Technology as applied to the Domestic Cat. New York, 1882. 
4. Gorham, F. P., and Tower, R. W. A _ Laboratory 
Guide for the Dissection of the Cat. New York, 1895. 
5. Jayne, H. Mammalian Anatomy. Vol. I.  Phila- 
delphia, 1898. 
The first of these works treats only of the muscles and 
bones, and is not available for American students. Its excel- 
lent plates (or Williams's outline reproductions of the same) 
should be in every laboratory. 
The second book named is written in such general terms 
that its descriptions are not readily applicable to the actual 
structures found in the dissection of the cat, and experience 
has shown that it is not fitted for a laboratory handbook. It 
contains, in addition to a general account of the anatomy of 
the cat, also a discussion of its embryology, psychology, 
paleontology, and classification. 
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