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ANIMAL MECHANICS. 



The Carnivores, of the flexor tendons of whose feet I have 

 kept a record, are the following: — 



1. The Lioness (young). 



2. The Jaguar (female). 



3. The Leopard (male). 



4. The Indian Jackall (male). 



5. The Bengal Fox (male). 



6. The Dingo (female). 



7. The Dog (female). 



8. The Otter (female). . 



9. The Virginian Bear (female). 



1. In the Lioness I found the following relative strengths 

 of the long flexor tendons distributed to the four toes : — 



Lioness (young), (long flexor tendons of toes). 



1. First toe, . . . 27.2 per cent. 



2. Second toe, . . 27.0 „ 



3. Third toe, . . 23.9 „ 



4. Fourth toe, . . 2 1 .9 „ 



5. Ketractor of pad, . . 



LJoness (flexor tendons of foot). 



Flexor hallucis longus, . 31.8 per ct. 

 Flexor digitorum longus, . 9.2 ,, 

 Flexor accessorins, 



4. Friction, tyc, 



Total, 



59.0 

 100.0 



Weight. 



0.93 oz. av. 

 0.27 „ 



The angle between the fl. hall, and the fl. dig. long, was 



