. The Cambridge natural history. Zoology. Fig. 95.—A, Manus of Great Anteater (Mji'inecoplMga jubahi). v. \. B, Manns of \A\.^\&^\>^t: ^Cycloturv^s didactylus). x 2. c, Cuneiform ; ^, lunar ; 7//, magnum ; p^ pisiform ; s, scaphoid ; td^ trapezoid ; ////, trapezium ; n^ unciform ; /-T', digits. (From Flower's OsteiAogy.) it is at least double the width of the second or third finger; the poUex is very slender. In the little Cycloturus this is carried to a greater extent: the third digit is relatively enormous ; the first and the fourth have become quite rudimentary; while the fifth


. The Cambridge natural history. Zoology. Fig. 95.—A, Manus of Great Anteater (Mji'inecoplMga jubahi). v. \. B, Manns of \A\.^\&^\>^t: ^Cycloturv^s didactylus). x 2. c, Cuneiform ; ^, lunar ; 7//, magnum ; p^ pisiform ; s, scaphoid ; td^ trapezoid ; ////, trapezium ; n^ unciform ; /-T', digits. (From Flower's OsteiAogy.) it is at least double the width of the second or third finger; the poUex is very slender. In the little Cycloturus this is carried to a greater extent: the third digit is relatively enormous ; the first and the fourth have become quite rudimentary; while the fifth is only just recognisable as a minute ossification. The chevron-bones in the tail surround a well-developed rete mirabile, a rete being found in precisely the same position in the Eastern Manis. Tamanclua has also retia, which are also found in the Spider-monkeys. Cycloturus is by far the smallest of the Anteaters. It has. 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 Harmer, S. F. (Sidney Frederic), Sir, 1862- ed; Shipley, A. E. (Arthur Everett), Sir, 1861-1927. ed. [London, Macmillan and Co. , Limited; New York, The Macmillan Company


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