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Show 1890.] DR. ST. GEORGE MIVART ON THE GENUS CYON. TABLE (continued). 91 Length of -^- P. 2 P. 3 P. 4 M. 1 M. 2 Breadth of -- M. l M. 2 Leu £th of c^- P.2 P.3 P. 4 M. 1 " M.2 Breadth of M. 1 " M.2 Leng8 th of .M-.-= -3 Breadth of MW-.F -S; Cyon javanicus. 0-6 08 1-0 1-9 1-1 0-6 10 1-5 0-8 045 0-8 0-9 1-1 20 0-8 0-7 0-5 0 0 Canis familiaris var. dingo. 0-6 1-1 1-2 2-0 1-3 0-8 1-1 1-6 11 0-35 0-9 11 1'2 2-0 10 0-9 0-6 05 04 Atlas to end of sacrum being taken at 100 :- „ pectoral limb ,, radius ,, third metacarpal ,, cranial axis1 Cyon javanicus. 25 9 37-8 299 68-2 74-8 21-2 18-8 24-5 22-5 8-6 10-6 6-7 17-0 Canis lupus. 30-0 36-3 27-9 93-7 106-2 307 300 33-8 33-5 13-7 146 7'8 1 I. e. Basion to sphenoideum. 225 2 I. e. Sphenoideum to gnathion. These are the cranial and facial axes adopted by Mr. Oldfield Thomas, which I think are the most convenient and serviceable. |