of Fingers and Toes, and of the Phalanges, in Man. 89 
angle to the little finger. It is of an inch in length, and has two 
phalanges. The little finger (fifth finger) is two inches in length. 
He is an only child. The father and mother have no such variety, 
and never heard of it occurring in the family before. 
Three Cases presenting Six Toes on one Foot. 
eS: S , Liverpool, zt. 39, brother to one of my students, 
has six toes on the right foot. The external metatarsal bone is not 
broader at its middle than in the other foot, but becomes grooved 
and then bifurcated for a short distance at the head, supporting the 
fifth and sixth toes. I can make out three phalanges in the fifth 
toe, but the sixth seems to have only two. The long extensor ten- 
don is felt and seen to bifurcate for the fifth and sixth toes. The 
five lesser toes form a regular series retiring outwards, with nothing 
to attract notice except the number. It was some months, he 
mentions, until his mother made the discovery that he had a toe 
more on one foot than on the other. There is no trace of any 
attempt to throw out a sixth digit on the other foot, or on the 
hands. 
He states that variety of the toes or fingers was previously un- 
known in the family, and he can trace his ancestors for several 
generations back. He is one of six brothers, none of whom are 
married but himself, and he has no family, although there have 
been several miscarriages. He has five sisters, four of whom are 
married and have families, but none present any digital variety. 
He is a very tall man, standing six feet four inches in his shoes. 
The brothers are rather tall, but under six feet. The mother and 
sisters are not tall. The father was under six feet. 
12. I am indebted to Dr Finlay of Trinity, Edinburgh, for the 
opportunity of examining this case, and also the two next :— 
L—., et. 40, Newhaven, has six toes on the left foot. 
The fifth metatarsal bone is broader than the corresponding bone 
in the right foot, and supports the fifth and sixth toes, The fifth 
toe is narrower than the sixth, and has three phalanges, while the 
sixth seems to have only two phalanges. The extensor tendons 
of the fifth and sixth toes are seen to come forward together. The 
fourth and fifth toes are partially webbed. 
No instance of digital variety is known to have occurred among 
his ancestors on the father’s side, who have lived in Newhaven from 
time immemorial. The grandmother came from Edinburgh, and 
said that it was equally unknown among her ancestors. J 
L— has a brother and four sisters; he himself has a family of 
four boys and one girl; his brother has one son; and three of his 
four sisters are married, and have families of sons and daughters; 
but no member or relative of the family has any digital variety ex- 
cept himself. 
13. R L , et. 15, Newhaven, has six toes on the left 
foot. The fifth and sixth toes are supported on one metatarsal 
bone. The fifth is a small toe, the sixth thicker than the little toe 
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