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1/3'. The third cervical vertebra of the Tiger. 



The spinous process is more developed, and the under part of the body 

 is more convex in the extinct than in the recent species. 



174. The thirteenth dorsal vertebra of the Fells spelcea. 



174'. The corresponding vertebra of the Tiger. 



The body of the vertebra is deeper in proportion to its length, and is 

 more convex below than in the Tiger, in which the under surface is 

 marked with a slight longitudinal ridge as in the cervical vertebrae. The 

 articular cavities for the last pair of ribs are deeper in the Felis spelcea, 

 and indent the contour of the anterior part of the body of the vertebrae 

 on each side. 



175. A mutilated lumbar vertebra of the Felis spelcea. 



1/5 1 - A corresponding lumbar vertebra of the Tiger. 



The under surface of the vertebra is longitudinally ridged at its ante- 

 terior part in both the recent and the extinct species. 



176. A mutilated lumbar vertebra of the Felis spelcea. 

 176 1 . A corresponding lumbar vertebra of the Tiger. 

 177- An anterior caudal vertebra of the Felis spelcea. 

 177'- A corresponding vertebra of the Tiger. 



178. A mutilated anterior caudal vertebra of the Felis spelcea. 



179. A middle caudal vertebra of the Felis spelcea. 

 179'. A corresponding caudal vertebra of the Tiger. 

 ISO. A posterior caudal vertebra of the Felis spelcea. 

 ISO 1 . A corresponding vertebra of the Tiger. 



181. A posterior caudal vertebra of the Felis spelcea. 



182. A caudal vertebra of the Felis spelcea, from very near the end of the tail. 



183. The left humerus, wanting the distal end, of the Felis spelcea. 



183'. The left humerus of the Tiger. 



The humerus of the extinct species is more flattened along its poste- 



