. The sense of touch in mammals and birds : with special reference to the papillary ridges . Fig. 3.—Azaras Opossum. DiddphysAzarcB. Manus, right. Drawingfrom dead specimen. A. Papillaryridges on enlarged group ofnodules. Fig. 4.—Azaras Opossum. Didelpkysazaras,. Pes, right. Dra%ving fromdead specimen. Descriptions of Specimens.—In each case the hand or foot is,for the sake of clearness, divided into regions: (1) Digits;(2) Palmar or Plantar surface and the signs D. 1; ; D. 3;D. 4; D. 5 are used to indicate the separate digits, beginningfrom the pollex and hallux, and the anterior and poste
. The sense of touch in mammals and birds : with special reference to the papillary ridges . Fig. 3.—Azaras Opossum. DiddphysAzarcB. Manus, right. Drawingfrom dead specimen. A. Papillaryridges on enlarged group ofnodules. Fig. 4.—Azaras Opossum. Didelpkysazaras,. Pes, right. Dra%ving fromdead specimen. Descriptions of Specimens.—In each case the hand or foot is,for the sake of clearness, divided into regions: (1) Digits;(2) Palmar or Plantar surface and the signs D. 1; ; D. 3;D. 4; D. 5 are used to indicate the separate digits, beginningfrom the pollex and hallux, and the anterior and posteriororgans are spoken of as Hand and Foot, the papillary ridges 22 THE SENSE OF TOUCH IN ANIMALS Azaeas Oposstjm {Didelphys azarce).Hand. (Fig. 3.) All five digits well developed with strong curved nails,(a) Digits ; palmar surface, ellipses on terminal phalanges.„ middle and proximal phalanges covered with transverse rowsof nodules, which arc themselves marked with obUque finepapillary
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