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the fifth ; and, from the configuration of these 

 bones, every anatomist knows this could not be 

 the case was there a bone wanting: This is strong 

 presumption, had we not the completely satis- 

 factory proof of finding them all together. And, 

 zdly. Among the collections of bones which we 

 have seen, we have never met with a sinele 

 bone resembling a seventh vertebra of the neck. 



It was a more difficult task to determine the 

 number of dorsal and lumber vertebrae, as those 

 we dug up ourselves were not only found much 

 scattered, but several which had been dug up by 

 the farmer w^ere in the possession of some of the 

 workmen in the neighbourhood, to the distance 

 of seven miles round : these we collected with 

 all possible care, and had the satisfaction to find 

 they agreed in number with those of the ele- 

 phant ; still further corroborated by a perfect 

 agreement between them and the nineteen pair 

 of ribs, leaving three vertebrae for the loins. 



But in the head the great distinguishing cha- 

 racters are to be found. I believe it has been 

 well enough ascertained that the teeth of this 

 animal are perfectly carnivorous, as they have 

 every quality of form and substance that is re- 

 quired : the roots are not in such a massy body 



