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somewhat contracted this structure gives quite a stränge 

 appearance to its inner surface. The usual hexagonal or 

 pentagonal cells are not seen, but an irregular system of 

 crypts with undulated walls, and assymmetrical openings often 

 8—10 mm. long but only half as broad or less. In the bot- 

 tom of the cells there are some roundish v/arts loking like 

 the stones of an old-fashioned pavement. 



The psalterium is comparatively large about 10 cm. long 

 and about half as broad. Its diameters are only a little 

 resp. about 1 and 2 cm. smaller than those of the reticulum. 

 The psalterium is quadruplicate. The primary folds or laminse 

 are about 11 in number, and their maximum height is about 

 3 cm. or a little more. The secondary folds are about 13 mm., 



the tertiary about 3 — 4 mm. and 

 the quaternary a mere ridge. The 

 armature of the psalterium makes 

 the impression of being rather 

 weak. The muscular layers are 

 not thick and the papillae are 

 smoothly rounded, more resembling 

 to their outer shape and appear- 

 ance papillce fungiformis of a ton- 

 gue than the usually sharply co- 

 nical papillae of a psalterium. 



The ahomasus is provided with 



numerous, about 16 longitudinal 



folds some of which are very high. 



Towards the lower end of the abomasus these folds become 



lower and partly confluent, but some of them extend all the 



way to sijJiincter pylori. 



Concerning the intestine it may be stated that the ccecum 

 is very long, its length being in this young specimen about 

 35 cm. The colon makes 4 centripetal and 3^/2 centrifugal 

 coils before it turns out in the common mesentery to form 

 the peripheric coil. 



The many coils of the colon indicate a coarse diet. The 

 Markhor even exceeds in this respect its relative the Com- 

 mon Goat, and resembles several other ruminants, (conf. 

 among others those just mentioned above) which live in such 

 places where at least during some parts of the year tender 

 food cannot be obtained. This characteristic is therefore a 



Fig. 9. A portion of the reti- 

 culum of Capra falconeri. 



