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Skeleton of a Lioness. (From Guide to the Galleries of Mammalia, British Museum.)
cd, caudal vertebræ; cp, carpus; cr, coracoid; cv, cervical vertebræ; d, dorsal vertebræ; fb, fibula; fm, femur; h, humerus; il, ilium; isch, ischium; l, lumbar vertebræ; m, metatarsus; mc, metacarpus; p, patella; pb, pubis; ph, phalanges; pv, pelvis; r, radius; s, sacral vertebræ; sc, scapula; sk, skull; tb, tibia; ts, tarsus; u, ulna; zy, zygomatic arch.