. A manual of zoology. PHYLUM CHORDATA 535 •- and strong, with five digits in each foot. The upper surface of the head and body, the sides of the latter, and the entire surface of the tail are covered with an investment of rounded horny epidermal scales. The lower surface is covered with hair, and there are a few coarse hairs between the scales. There are five digits in both manus and pes. The aard-varks (Fig. 323) have a thick-set body, the head produced into a long muzzle with a small tubular mouth, the pinnae of great length, the tail long and thick. The fore- limbs are short and stout, wit
. A manual of zoology. PHYLUM CHORDATA 535 •- and strong, with five digits in each foot. The upper surface of the head and body, the sides of the latter, and the entire surface of the tail are covered with an investment of rounded horny epidermal scales. The lower surface is covered with hair, and there are a few coarse hairs between the scales. There are five digits in both manus and pes. The aard-varks (Fig. 323) have a thick-set body, the head produced into a long muzzle with a small tubular mouth, the pinnae of great length, the tail long and thick. The fore- limbs are short and stout, with four toes. The hind-limb. Fig 324.—Killer (Orca gladiator). (After True.) is five-toed. The surface is covered with thick skin with sparse hairs. The Cetacea (Fig. 324), among which are the largest of existing mammals, are characterised by the possession of a fusiform fish-like body, tapering backwards to the tail, which is provided with a horizontally expanded caudal fin divided into two lobes or " flukes," and a relatively large head, not separated from the body by any distinct neck. A dorsal. 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 Parker, T. Jeffery (Thomas Jeffery), 1850-1897; Haswell, William A. (William Aitcheson), 1854-1925. New York, The Macmillan Company; London, Macmillan & Co. ,Ltd.
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