. A manual of zoology. XII PHYLUM CHORDATA 409 in the ordinary position, is directed backwards and down- wards from the shoulder joint; a fore-arm, directed down- wards and forwards from the elbow; and a hand, ending in four short tapering digits, directed forwards. The hind-limb is of great size ; in the usual squatting posture the thigh is directed downwards, outwards, and forwards from the thigh- joint, the shank inwards, backwards, and upwards from the. Fie. 246. — Rana temporaria. (From Mivart.) knee. The foot consists of two parts,—a tarsal region directed downwards from the heel-joint,
. A manual of zoology. XII PHYLUM CHORDATA 409 in the ordinary position, is directed backwards and down- wards from the shoulder joint; a fore-arm, directed down- wards and forwards from the elbow; and a hand, ending in four short tapering digits, directed forwards. The hind-limb is of great size ; in the usual squatting posture the thigh is directed downwards, outwards, and forwards from the thigh- joint, the shank inwards, backwards, and upwards from the. Fie. 246. — Rana temporaria. (From Mivart.) knee. The foot consists of two parts,—a tarsal region directed downwards from the heel-joint, and five long, slender digits united by thin folds of skin or webs. Thus the limbs are placed in such a way that the elbow and knee face one another, and the first digit — that of the hand probably rep- resenting the second or index-finger, that of the foot, the. 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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