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in them of an organ of Corti in the cochlea. A tympanic mem- 

 brane is present in most Reptiles (with the exception of Ophidia, 

 Hatteria, and Chamseleo) and in all Birds. The osseo-cartilaginous 

 columella is well developed, and varies much in the different 

 forms. 



FIG. 165. MEMBRANOUS LABYRINTH OF THE PIGEOX. (After C. Hasse.) 



,S', sacculus ; p&, pars basilaris ; mr, membrane of Reissner ; lag, lagena ; SB, FB, 

 HB, anterior and posterior vertical, and horizontal canals; SA, FA, HA, 

 ampullae of the anterior and posterior vertical, and horizontal canals. 



FIG. 166. MEMBRANOUS LABYRINTH OF Ox. (After C. Hasse.) 



S, sacculus ; Re.ut, recessus utriculi ; VB, blind sac at the origin of the cochlea ; Cr, 

 canalis reuniens ; pb, pars basilaris ; lag, lagena ; SB, FB, JIB, anterior and 

 posterior vertical, and horizontal canals ; SA, FA, HA, the ampulla of these 

 canals ; Co, canal commissure ; N, auditory nerve. 



Mammals, The Mono tr ernes appear to form a connecting 

 link between the Reptilia, or, more correctly perhaps, the post- 



