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an inch in length, entered the duodenum at its second tuin, vvherethe 

 reflected portion retuins to the gizzard. At half an inch from the 

 biliary duct an hepatic duct entered ; and near this two pancreatic 

 ducts: but the pancreas was so disorganized that I failed in all en- 

 deavours to niake out more. 



" The totai length of the small inte&tines vvas 2 feet 10 inches j of 

 the large, 5 inches, icckoning from the base of the caca, which vvere 

 double, closely adherent to the small intestines, and 7l inches long. 

 The cloaca, at its entrance into vvhich the large intestine was sur- 

 rounded by a sphincter-like valve, was divided by a fold into two 

 portions : beneath this fold entered the ureters and oviduct ; and 

 below and betvveen the ureters vvas the bursa Fabricii. The upper 

 portion of the cloaca vvas lined with a villouscoat; but the partbelovv 

 had a smooth mucous lining. The villi of the large intestine were 

 disposed in longitudinal lines ; but this wasnotthe case in the cloaca, 

 vvhere the villous surface \vas uniform. The length of the doaca vvas 

 1 inch and 5 lines ; its circumference I4 inch. 



" 'l'he gizzard vvas filled vvith undigested flesh, feathers, and peb- 

 bles. 



"The intestines vvere full of pus, and their villous lining vvas highly 

 inflamed. 



" In the vvhole of the visccral arrangement a close affinity may be 

 observed to the Grūs tribe. In the Stanley Grane {Anthropoides pa- 

 radiškus, Bechst.) the intestines are similarly disposed in foldsor loops, 

 and the tvvo ccBca, given off 6 inches from the anus, are 4 inches long. 

 In the Stanley Grane, hovvever, the muscular coat of the gizzard is 

 thicker than in the Cariama, being in some parts an inch across, 

 while in the latter bird it is about ^ of an inch ; hence there is in this 

 point an index of a less vegetable regimen. In the Stanley Grane, 

 the totai length of the intestines is 5 feet 3 inches. In the Gariama, 

 it is 3 feet 5^ inches. 



" In its general aspect the skeleton of the Garluma is very remark- 

 able. The comparative shortness of the neck, thecompactness of the 

 chest and stoutness of the ribs, together vvith the abbreviated condi- 

 tion of the vvings, appear as if out of harmony vvith the length of the 

 limbs, especially of the tibia and tarsus ; while the toes concluding 

 this length of limb are short, the hinder one being situated high and 

 not touching the ground. 



" The skull, as in the Cranes, is arched above, but rises on the 

 vertex to a more abrupt elevation ; the arch in the Stanley Grane 

 being a regular svveep from the base of the upper mandible to the 

 occiput. The orbits are large, and are separated by a.hony septum vvith 

 a centrai and posterior perforation and aslight superior fissure. In the 

 Stanley Grane, the centrai perforation is large and continuous vvith 

 the posterior ; the superior fissure being also more decided. The supra- 

 orbital process of the lacrymal bone is large, prominent, and directed 

 backvvards, as it is in the Stanley Grane, There is also a large pos- 



