Epigraph
‘These lithe and elegant Beings.’—Rymer Jones.
‘Can outswim the Fish and outclimb the Monkey.’
—Owen.
Dedication
TO MY
MUCH HONOURED AND ESTEEMED FRIEND,
Professor Richard Owen, F.R.S.,
WHO HAS GRACIOUSLY ENCOURAGED THE STUDIES
OUT OF WHICH IT CAME;
AND WHOSE CORDIAL SYMPATHY AND REGARD,
WITH FRANKEST RECOGNITION OF HIS
DEEP DEVOTION TO HIS ART,
GAVE ONE OF ITS FEW GREAT PLEASURES TO THE
SHORT LIFE OF
A DEAR BROTHER OF MINE,
THIS BOOK
IS HUMBLY DEDICATED,
WITH GRATEFUL RECOLLECTIONS OF THE PAST