General account of the skeleton in Birds 328

Characters of the several groups of Mammalia 343

The Vertebrate Skeleton — Part 3

The skeleton of the Dog (_Canis familiaris_) 374

The Vertebrate Skeleton — Part 3

General account of the skeleton in Mammalia. The exoskeleton and vertebral column 416

The Vertebrate Skeleton — Part 3

General account of the skeleton in Mammalia (_continued_). The skull and appendicular skeleton 455

1 Diagrammatic sections of various forms of teeth 6

2 Cervical vertebrae of an Ox (_Bos taurus_) 15

3 Diagram of the skeleton of _Amphioxus lanceolatus_ 51

4 Dorsal, lateral, and ventral views of the skull of _Petromyzon marinus_ 56

5 Skull of a male _Chimaera monstrosa_ 65

6 Lateral view of the skull of a Dogfish (_Scyllium canicula_) 75

7 Semidorsal view of the pectoral girdle and fins of a Dogfish (_Scyllium canicula_) 80

8 Dorsal view of the pelvic girdle and fins of a male Dogfish (_Scyllium canicula_) 81

9 Dorsal and ventral views of the cranium of a Salmon (_Salmo salar_) from which most of the membrane bones have been removed 88

10 Lateral view of the chondrocranium of a Salmon (_Salmo salar_) 90

11 Lateral view of the skull of a Salmon (_Salmo salar_) 92

12 Mandibular and hyoid arches of a Cod (_Gadus morrhua_) 99

13 Right half of the pectoral girdle and right pectoral fin of a Cod (_Gadus morrhua_) 102

14 Diagram of a section through the jaw of a Shark (_Odontaspis americanus_) showing the succession of teeth 107

15 Part of the lower jaw of a Shark (_Galeus_) 108

16 Skulls of _Notidanus_ and _Cestracion_ 118

17 Dorsal view of the branchial arches of _Heptanchus_ 120

18 Lateral view of the skull of a Sturgeon (_Acipenser sturio_) 122

19 Dorsal and ventral views of the cranium of _Ceratodus miolepis_ 125

20 Lateral view of the skeleton of _Ceratodus miolepis_ 128

21 Dorsal, ventral and lateral views of the skull of a Newt (_Molge cristata_) 142

22 Ventral and lateral views of the shoulder-girdle and sternum of an old male Crested Newt (_Molge cristata_) 146

23 Right posterior and anterior limbs of a Newt (_Molge cristata_) 148

24 Dorsal and ventral views of the cranium of a Common Frog (_Rana temporaria_) 155

25 Dorsal and ventral views of the cranium of a Common Frog (_Rana temporaria_) from which the membrane bones have mostly been removed 157

26 Lateral view of the skull and posterior view of the cranium of a Common Frog (_Rana temporaria_) 159