. The Annals and magazine of natural history; zoology, botany, and geology. Natural history; Zoology; Botany; Geology. 178 Dr. J. Murie on the Horns, Viscera, niously adjusted, to effect which is one of the intents of this communication. 1. Early and late Stages of Groivth of the Lateral and Median Horns. All writers have been unanimous in according to the giraffe possession of two short elevations from the summit of the head, which in general have gone by the name of horns, though covered with hairy skin, like other parts of the body. To the early naturalists their nature was conjectural; but
. The Annals and magazine of natural history; zoology, botany, and geology. Natural history; Zoology; Botany; Geology. 178 Dr. J. Murie on the Horns, Viscera, niously adjusted, to effect which is one of the intents of this communication. 1. Early and late Stages of Groivth of the Lateral and Median Horns. All writers have been unanimous in according to the giraffe possession of two short elevations from the summit of the head, which in general have gone by the name of horns, though covered with hairy skin, like other parts of the body. To the early naturalists their nature was conjectural; but ulti- mately, when critically examined, their more or less soli"' bony structure became evident. Fiff. Sketch of the posterior horn of the young (2 months) male giraffe, seen from the outside and with the skin removed, of natural dimensions : h, the osseous elongation or horn; sk, portion of the skull. The question then arose whether they were most like the antlers of deer or the core of the horns of antelopes, goats, and oxen, &c. Towards the former, objection was raised that they were persistent and not annually deciduous; to- wards the latter, that they were not porous or canaliculate, neither was their covering horny. Hence, separated from either class, the problem arose, what was the relation of the giraffe's horns to the bones beneath. A few naturalists pro- mulgated the idea that the pair of posterior prominences were prolongations of the frontal bone; but more accurate observers. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original London, Taylor and Francis, Ltd
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