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Show 686 DR. E. LONNBERG ON THE [June 19, In view of these considerations, it seems difficult to deny that cases of inheritance of acquired characters have been brought forward. It would appear at any rate to be a choice between this Lamarckian interpretation and the view of Professor Weismann, that these useful directions of variation have been produced by the adaptive requirement, by means of selectional processes within the germ. N O T E S. Exceptions found among Ungulates to ordinary slope on extensor surface of ulna are as follows:- Oryx gazella. Oryxbeisa. Strepsiceros kudu. Oreascanna. Alces machlis. Raphicerus campestris. Raphicerus melanotis. Owrehianigricaudata. Ourebia hastata. Tetraceros quadricornis. Nesotragus moschatus. Cephalophua grimmi, C. rvfilatus, C. leucogastris, C. abyssinicus, C. dories. Pudua humilis. Moschus moschiferus. Xenelaphus antisiensis. Hydropotes inermis. l)or-celaphus bezoarticus, D. americanus, B. hemionus. Cervulus muntjac, C. reevesi, C. lachrymans. Capreolus caprea. Elaphodusmichianus. Cervus alfredi, C. porcinus, C. axis, C. duvauceli, C. elaphus, C. dama, C. cashmirianus. Also certain Chevrotains and Suidae noted. Be A. Ungulates in which an Inguinal Whorl is found. Bubalis caama. Rangifer tarandus. Cervicapra fulvorufula. Cervicapra arundinum. Cobus thomusi, C. buffoni, C. vardoni, C. leche. Equus hemionus. Bos sondaicus, B. indicus. Ovis ophion, 0. ammon, 0. sairensis, 0. poli. Capra pyrcnaica. Saiga tartarica (present in male, absent in female). Gazella granti, G. mhorr. Antilocapra americava. Cephalophus dorsalis. Cervus kuhli, C. elaphus. Camelus bactrianus. Lama huanacus. ReB. Ungulates in which a Post-Humeral Whorl is found. Strepsiceros kudu. Rangifer tarandus. Cobus leche. Equus hemionus. Equus burchelli (young). Bos sondaicus, B. depressieornis. Oris ophion, 0. ammon, 0. sairensis, 0. poli. Antilocapra americana. Dorcelaphus americanus, 1). clichotomus. Elaphurus davidianus. lama huanacus. 4. On the Structure and Anatomy of the Musk-Ox (Ovibos moschatus). By Dr. EINAR LONNBERG. [Eeceived April 25, 1900.] CONTENTS. SECT. 1. The Development of the Horns, p. 687. „ 2. Description of tbe Hoofs, p. 694. „ 3. Description of the Skull, p. 695. „ 4. Comparison between the Skull of Ovibos and that of Budorcas, p. 715. In further elucidation of the relationships of the Musk-ox, I beg leave to offer the following remarks in continuation of those read before the Society on February 20th last \ 1 See P. Z. S. 1900, p. 142. |