ANIMAL MECHANICS. 301 



Muscular Type of Larger Felidce—Hip Joint, 



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Muscle. 







Tiger. 





Abductors. 



Per cent. 



Per cent. 



Per cent. 



Per cent. 



1 . Agitator caudae, .... 



2. Glutaeus primus, .. .. 



3. Tensor vaginae femoris, . 



4. Glutseus secundus (a), . 



5. Glutaeus secundus . 



6. Glutaeus tertius, .... 



7. Glutaeus quartus, 



8. Obturator internus, . . . 



3-57 

 i-93 

 3-57 

 7.97 

 1-37 

 i.37 

 0. 29 

 2. 20 



3.12 

 2.07 



4-39 

 7.21 

 1. 19 

 1.24 

 0 16 

 2. 24 



4. 10 



3^6 



7-49 

 0.83 

 0. 98 

 0.30 

 1. 41 



3. 60 



T Sit 

 I . 87 



3-95 



7-5 6 

 1- 13 

 1. 19 

 0.25 

 1 95 



Flexors, 











1. Eectus femoris, .... 

 3. Psoadiliacus, .... 



6.05 

 6 45 

 5-9 1 



5.56 

 5-39 

 5.68 



5.62 

 7.90 

 4-75 



5-74 

 6.58 

 5-45 



Extensors. 











1. Biceps femoris, .... 



2. Bicipiti accessorius, . 



3. Semitendinosus, .... 



4. Semimembranosus, . 



5. Gracilis, 



6. Quadratus femoris, . 



i5- 2 5 



5.50 

 9. 18 

 4.94 

 0. 86 



17-5° 

 o-45 

 5-27 

 8.72 

 4.78 

 0. 7 1 



17.21 

 0.47 

 4-94 

 8.47 

 4.85 

 0.79 



16.65 

 0.30 

 5-24 

 8.79 

 4.86 

 0.78 



Adductors. 











1. Adductor primus, ) 



2. Adductor secundus, ) 



3. Adductor quartus, ) 



4. Adductor quintus, i 



5. Obturator externus, . 



20. 24 

 1.92 

 i-43 



21.02 

 1.72 

 r.58 



7-88} 

 i4-°7 1 

 1.42 

 1. 16 



2 1 ,07 



l/6 9 

 1-39 





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Total weights, . 



Oz. av. 

 181-96 



Oz. av. 

 143-86 



Oz. av. 

 276 09 





The total weights of the muscles in the Tiger and Lion 

 show the great superiority of the Tiger, and this superiority 

 is further confirmed by the weights of the muscles of the 

 shoulder joint, which will be given presently. In fact, if we 

 take the Tiger as our standard, and compare with him the 



