i86 The Alligator and Its Allies 



the cells as in the hibernating stage but are scat- 

 tered more towards their free ends. 



Altogether, the differences in microscopic struc- 



FiG. 52. A transsection of the wall of the anterior region of the | 

 rectum or large intestine of the hibernating animal, under low magni- 

 fication; tp, tunica propria; other letters as in Figure 42. 



txire between the small intestine of an alligator at 

 the end of the hibernating period and at the end of 

 a period of regular feeding are very slight. 



The Large Intestine. The planes of the two 

 sections studied are shown in Figure 35; a low- 



