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the point where the cesophagus commences at the posterior part 
of the buccal mass, it has on each side of it two distinct orange 
or lemon-colour large oval ganglions, each pair bemg connected 
by very strong threads, and the under part of the cordon 
is formed by two minute round orange-coloured ganglions— 
strange to say, fixed on the posterior part of the buccal mass, 
and connected by threads with the upper ganglions; these, 
when in situ, form a complete cordon of six medullary masses ; 
from this circle exceedingly strong nervous filaments radiate 
to the head, the verge, and all the anterior parts of the body. 
The ganglionic cordon is connected with two large stomachal 
lemon-coloured ganglions, which are apparent when the gizzard 
is removed; they are not quite of the same size, the one bemg 
bilobed; the other is on the left side; these are removed 
from the cesophageal collar the length of the cesophagus 
and gizzard, which is very considerable, but all the masses are 
connected by nervous threads, which bear being moved and 
examined by a stylet. The larger ganglion on the right sup- 
plies the gizzard, testicle, anus, branchiz, the common cavity 
of generation, and also sends a thread to the liver ; the smaller 
one on the left side throws off a filament to the gizzard, and 
furnishes the heart, liver, bladder, the ovarium and oviduct, 
with the necessary threads. The gizzard is a strong, tubular, 
fleshy, cylindrical mass, inclosing three triangular ridged black 
plates, which grind the aliment down to a pulp; I could de- 
tect none in it nor in the intestine in a solid state. I should 
not omit to say that the gizzard is the stomach, and com- 
pletely fills the cavity in which it is lodged; the intestine is 
of very large diameter, arismg immediately from the posterior 
end of the gizzard; it does not form a duodenum of any par- 
ticularity of shape, but by a crossmg or two completes the 
circumvolution of the liver, bemg visible everywhere, of nearly 
the same size, and terminating posteriorly by a short rectum 
on the right side. 
The liver occupies nearly the posterior half of the spire; it 
is of an intensely dark brown colour, minutely granular, 
pulpy, without much coherence: at its posterior end is the 
rather scanty white ramose ovarium, which, when the liver is 
