TWO YOUNG NATURALISTS. 



" The paunch and the manyplies each communicate 

 directly with the oesophagus, which is provided with a 

 deep groove running from the first to the third stomach. 



INSECTIVORA : HEDGEHOG. 



When the food is in a solid condition, it is passed from 

 the paunch into the honeycomb bag, where it is formed 

 into a ball and regurgitated. After being again chewed 

 it is swallowed, but being soft does not open the tube 



STOMACH OF RUMINANT. 



, (ESOPHAGUS ; pa, PAUNCH ; b. HONEYCOMB BAG ; /, MANYPLIES : 

 C, RENNET ; p, PYLORUS. 



going to the honeycomb bag, but passes on into the 

 third and fourth stomachs, and so into the intestinal 

 canal. 



