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Excerpt from The Sense of Touch in Mammals and Birds: With Special Reference to the Papillary RidgesI have to thank the Editors Of the Journal of Anatomy and Physiology for permission to reproduce certain illustrations, and the Prosector of the Zoological Society's Gardens for a large series of hands and feet Of Mammals and feet of Birds, which were placed at my disposal for study. I also wish to thank Mr. R. I. Pocock for assistance he has given me, and for some valuable impressions taken from dead specimens of Anthropoid Apes, without which my series of impressions would have been incomplete.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1907 Excerpt: ... simple and papillae of the corium pointed and closely-set. Myopotamus coypu (Fig. 84).--Section through thick epidermis scales, papillae of the corium irregular, mostly low, a few pointed. Hystrix cristatus (Fig. 85).--Epidermis smooth and very simple, papillae of the corium low and broad, extending into the epidermis only a short distance and separated by thick Drusenleisten. Erethizon dorsatus (Fig. 86).--Section through large nodules Fig. 82.--Alpine Marmot. Arctomys marmotta. x 30. Pes. Plantar surface, pad at bases of D. 3, 4. Section longitudinal. on the plantar surface, each nodule with its sudoriparous duct and small compound papillee of the corium. Ccelogenys paca (Fig. 87).--Epidermis divided into marked nodules, each with numerous Driisenleisten and small papillae of the corium. Hydrochxrus capybara (Fig. 88).--Section from pad on palmar surface of fore foot, epidermis simple, papillae of the corium very long and pointed. Lepus cuniculus (Fig. 89).--Section from the terminal phalanx of a digit of the hind foot. Epidermis here thickly covered with fine hairs and modified into long rod-like extensions to which are attached the hairs. Papillae of the corium little developed. Fig. 83.--Common Rat. Mus decu-Fig. 84.--Coypu. Myopotamus Coypu. mantis. x 15. Pes. Plantar x 15. Pes, D. 3. Terminal eminence on fibular side, section phalanx; longitudinal section longitudinal. through thick epidermic scales. CARNIVORES (Fig. 90).--Transverse section from the central pad of a specimen, F. Ieo, born dead; structures not well shown, but pointed papillae, coiled sweat-glands and large Driisenleisten are visible. Felis domestica (Fig. 91).--Longitudinal section from hind foot through central pad, magnified twenty-five times. Fig. 92, from central pad on forefoot...

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