PLATE VII. 



FIG. 13. Ventral view of the same Lepisosteus tristcechus as Figs. 8 and n. 

 Shows the termination of the ventral lymphatic trunk in the pericardial sinuses 

 and the union of the latter in a dorsal pericardial sinus, which lies directly above 

 the bulbus arteriosus and communicates with the inferior jugular above. X f 



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