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EXPLANATION OF PLATE XII. 



Fig. L Notoryctes typhlopn. Female organs of reproduction, with their 

 ligaments in dtu. The right kidney is obscured by a coil of 

 intestine. Vtntral luetn (x 2^); or, ovary ; od, oviduct ; uf, its 

 uterine portion — [the foregoing are represented as seen through 

 the broad ligament {II) ; for its disposition ride text] — op, 

 ovario-pelvic fold of the Inroad ligament ; .sj, suspensory liga- 

 ment of ovary and oviduct ; k, kidney ; ur, ureter ; b/, bladder, 

 hooked backwards ; inf, coil of intestine ; r, rectum ; a, line of 

 attachment of median fold or septum of peritoneum to that 

 covering ventral surface of the rectum ; h, peritoneal attachment 

 to coil of intestine (ride text). 



Fig. 2. Xotorycten typhlop^. Female organs of reproduction. Lateral view 

 partly diagrammatic (x 2) ; ov, ovary ; od, oviduct ; ut, uterus ; 

 k, kidney ; ad, adrenal ; ur, ureter ; hi, bladder ; //, broad 

 ligament; -s.ug, uro-genital canal; r, rectum; rV, cloaca; cjj, 

 cloacal gland. 



Fig. 3. Notoryrtes ty])hlop^. Female organs of reproduction. Dorsal view 

 (x 2) ; ov, ovary; od, oviduct; ut, uterus; ur, ureter; siuj, 

 urogenital canal ; II, broad ligament ; hi, bladder— the fundus, 

 indicated by a dotted outline, is seen through the broad liga- 

 ment ; c, line of attachment of median peritoneal fold or septum 

 to tlie dorsal surface of the broad ligament {ride Fig. 1). 



Fig. 4. Notoryctes typhlops, A utero- ventral view ; (nat. size); gc, greater 

 curvature ; <e, resophagus ; p, pylorus, pointing also to adherent 

 strip of pancreas ; int, small intestine ; h.d, connnon Inle-duct. 



