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and full, with its deep hollow directed forwards and out- 

 wards. 



Fig. 324.— TJnder-Burface of cat's 

 fore-paw. I, II, lU, IV, V, the 

 five toes, I being the poUex; 

 a, trilobed pad which lies be- 

 neath the distal ends of the 

 metacarpal bones; *, pad be- 

 neath the pisif orux bone of the 

 wrist. 



Fig. 225.— TJnder-surface of hind- 

 paw, n, HI, rv, V, the respec- 

 tive four digits, a, pad beneath 

 the metatarsal bones; h, heel. 



Now observe the limbs (Figs. 224, 225). The front pair 

 is shorter than the hind legs, and each limb consists of an 



