CHAPTERⅠ INTRODUCTION 1
Foreword 1
Material and acknowledgments 3
Illustrations 4
CHAPTER Ⅱ SYSTEMATIC POSITION OF NEOTOMA AND ITS SUBGENERA 6
CHAPTER Ⅲ HABITS OF THE THREE SUBGENERA STUDIED 8
CHAPTER Ⅳ EXTERNAL FEATURES 11
CHAPTER Ⅴ MYOLOGY 22
Prefatory note 22
Muscles of the head 24
Muscles of the body 32
Muscles of the anterior limb 58
Muscles of the posterior limb 69
CHAPTER Ⅵ ALIMENTARY TRACT AND ADJACENT GLANDS 90
CHAPTER Ⅶ UROGENITAL SYSTEM 100
CHAPTER Ⅷ OSTEOLOGY 110
Skull 111
Hyoid 123
Vertebral column 124
Thorax 133
Extremities 135
Pectoral girdle 135
Anterior limb 141
Pelvic girdle 154
Posterior limb 159
CHAPTER IX DISCUSSION 173
Discussion of muscle action and limb motion 173
Discussion of subgeneric variation 198
Bibliography 217