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Show 558 ON THE MYOLOGY OF THE KINKAJOU. [Julie 20, from the fibular aspect of the conjoined long flexor tendon, simulating a lumbrical muscle. It terminates in a long slender tendon, which splits to allow of the passage of the perforans tendon, and is inserted into the sides of the base of the fifth metatarsal second phalanx. The flexor longus poliicis is mainly distributed to the third, fourth, and fifth digits. It is, however, intimately blended with the tendon of the flexor longus digitorum ; the latter is mainly distributed to the first, second, and third digits. Both flex all the digits. The lum-bricals are four in number, and are disposed as in man. The abductor hallucis arises from the scaphoid bone by a pointed tendon, and fleshy from a sesamoid bone situated below the entocuneiform bone. It is inserted fleshy into the tibial side of the base of the first hallux phalanx and its sesamoid bone. The flexor accessorius is a large monogastric muscle. It arises from the outer side of the os calcis. It is implanted into the conjoined tendon of the flexor longus hallucis et digitorum, and prolonged as three fleshy slips to the tendons of the flexor brevis digitorum as already mentioned. The flexor brevis hallucis arises from the entocuneiform bone and the sheath of the peronaeus longus. It is inserted into the sesamoid bone on the fibular side of the hallux metatarso-phalangeal joint. The flexor brevis minimi digiti is comparatively large and fleshy. It arises from the sesamoid bone covering the base of the fifth metatarsal bone. It is inserted into the fibular side of the base of the first phalanx of the fifth digit. It has a sesamoid bone developed in its tendon of insertion. Obliquus tarsi. This is a small muscle, conoid in shape, which arises from the depression between the prominent tubercle of the internal cuneiform on the inside, and the scaphoid and external cuneiform bones on the outside. It also receives a few fibres of origin from the tendon of the tibialis posticus. It is inserted into the tibial side of the base of the hallux metatarsal bone. I have ventured to give the above name to this muscle; so far as I a m aware (I m a y be mistaken) it has not been previously described. I found it also in the Paradoxurus typus. When I dissected the Caracal, I did not notice this muscle, although I have no doubt it will be found in that animal also. The tibialis anticus has its usual origin. It is inserted into the base of the hallux metatarsal. In the Paradoxurus and Lynx it is inserted into the hallux metatarsal and entocuneiform bones. The extensores longus hallucis and digitorum present no special peculiarities. The extensor brevis digitorum pedis is like that in man. The tibialis posticus is inserted into the scaphoid ecto- and entocuneiform bones. The peroneeus longus and brevis are disposed exactly as in man. There is, however, an additional muscle, the peronaeus intermedius or quartus. It arises in conjunction with the peronaeus brevis, having a distinct and well-developed muscular belly which terminates in a long, slender tendon, which, having traversed the outer dorsal aspect |