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ANATOMY OF THE CAT
BY
JACOB REIGHARD
Professor of Zoology in the University of Michigan
AND
H. S. JENNINGS
Instructor in Zoology in the University of Michigan
WITH
ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-THREE ORIGINAL FIGURES
DRAWN BY
LOUISE BURRIDGE JENNINGS
NEW YORK
HENRY HOLT AND COMPANY
1901
Copyright, 1901,
BY
HENRY HOLT & CO.
ROBERT DRUMMOND, PRINTER, NEW YORK.
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PREFACE.
Although the cat has long been in common use for thepractical study of mammalian anatomy, a clear, correct, nottoo voluminous account of its structure, such as should be inthe hands of students in the laboratory, has remained adesideratum. A number of works have been published on thecat, some of them of much value, yet there is none whichfulfils exactly the conditions mentioned. The books whichhave appeared on this subject are the following:
1. Strauss-Durckheim, H. Anatomie descriptive et comparativedu Chat. 2 vols. Paris, 1845.
2. Mivart, St. George. The Cat: an Introduction to theStudy of Back-boned Animals, especially Mammals. NewYork, 1881.
3. Wilder, Burt G., and Gage, Simon H. AnatomicalTechnology as applied to the Domestic Cat. New York, 1882.
4. Gorham, F. P., and Tower, R. W. A LaboratoryGuide for the Dissection of the Cat. New York, 1895.
5. Jayne, H. Mammalian Anatomy. Vol. I. Philadelphia,1898.
The first of these works treats only of the muscles andbones, and is not available for American students. Its excellentplates (or Williams’s outline reproductions of the same)should be in every laboratory.
The second book named is written in such general termsthat its descriptions are not readily applicable to the actualstructures found in the dissection of the cat, and experiencehas shown that it is not fitted for a laboratory handbook. Itcontains, in addition to a general account of the anatomy ofthe cat, also a discussion of its embryology, psychology,palæontology, and classification.
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The book by Wilder and Gage professedly uses the cat asa means of illustrating technical methods and a special systemof nomenclature. While of much value in many ways, it doesnot undertake to give a complete account of the anatomy ofthe animal.
The fourth work is a brief laboratory guide.
The elaborate treatise by Jayne, now in course of publication,is a monumental work, which will be invaluable for reference,but is too voluminous to place in the hands of students.At present only the volume on the bones has been published.
As appears from the above brief characterization, none ofthese