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THE ANATOMY OF VERTEBRATED ANIMALS. 



The hind-limbs have the position usual in mammals, and 

 the tail is free to its root. The pinna of the ear is fully de- 

 veloped. The middle, or outermost, digits of the pes are 

 longest, the hallux being shorter than the others. 



Almost invariably, the distal phalanges of both limbs are 



provided with claws ; and, in the most thoroughly carnivorous 

 forms, these claws are very strong, curved, and pointed. Tha 

 phalanx which supports the claw has a similar form, and a 



