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Muscular Type of Lesser Feliclce — Hip Joint. 



Muscle. 



Indian 

 Leopard. 



African 

 Leopard. 



Mean. 



Abductors. 



Per cent. 



Per cent. 



Per cent. 



1. Agitator caudoe, .... 



2. Glutaeus primus, .... 



4. Glutaeus secundus («). • 



5. Gluteus secundus (/3), . 



6. Glutaeus tertius, .... 



7. Glutaeus quartus, 



8. Obturator internus, . 



4-44 

 1.82 

 3-93 

 5.89 

 0.99 



0. 20 

 2.01 



3-57 

 1-36 



7 78 



3-3 



6.62 

 O. 80 

 1 . 09 

 O.31 

 I.72 



4. 01 

 i-59 

 3 66 

 6.' 25 

 0.89 

 1 . 20 

 0.25 

 1.87 



Flexors. 









1. Rectus femoris, .... 

 3. Psoadiliacus, 



6 69 

 6.' 82 

 5-64 



6.44 

 5.H 



0. 45 



6.63 

 5-74 



Extensors. 









r. Biceps femoris, .... 



2. Bicipiti accessorius, . 



3. Semitendinosus, .... 



4. Semimembranosus, . 



5. Gracilis, 



6. Quadratus femoris, . 



16.57 

 0. 30 



562 



9- 19 

 4. 14 

 0.63 



17. 5 6 

 o-35 

 6. 04 



10.32 

 4.08 

 0.80 



17.07 

 0.32 



5.83 

 9.76 

 4. II 

 0.7I 



Adductors. 









1. Adductor primus, 



2. Adductor secundus, . 



3. Adductor quartus, 1 



4. Adductor quintus, j ' ' 



5. Obturator externus, . 



7.67 

 13-83 

 1. 14 

 1. 17 



7.61 

 13. 38 

 i-39 

 1 14 



7.64 

 I3.6l 



1.26 

 I- 15 





IOO 



IOO 



IOO 



Total weights, . 



Oz. av. 

 58 33 



Oz. av. 

 48'33 





These results show a general close agreement with those 

 obtained from the larger Felidse ; and, if we compare the 

 muscles in groups, according to their general action, we 

 obtain the following comparative Table : — 



