Carpenter, William Benjamin, 1813-1885 · Philadelphia : Blakiston · leaf 856
he rays by thehighly-refracting substancethat surrounds them (§ 153).The size and form of thelacunae differ considerablyin the several Classes ofYertebrata, and even insome instances in theOrders ; so as to allow ofthe determination of thetribe to which a bone be-longed, by the… … Lacuna of Osseous substance :—a, centralcavity ; b, its ramifications. Man . . Ostrich .Turtle .Conger-eel Long Diameter.1-1440 to 1-24001-1333 to 1-22501-375 to 1-11501-550 to 1-1135 Short Diameter.1-4000 to 1-80001-5425 to 1-96501-4500 to 1-58401-4500 to 1-8000 The lacunae of Birds are thus…
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