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PROF. FLOWER ON ICTICYON VENATICUS. [Feb. 17, 



The length of the animal, from the tip of the nose to the end of 

 the tail, was 25|^ inches, of which the head measured 5J inches, the 

 neck and trunk 15g, and the tail 4| inches. 



There are four pairs of mammse, situated nearly equidistant on the 

 ventral surface: the anterior pair over the ribs, nearly 2 inches 

 behind the elbows ; the second pair on the abdomen, slightly in 

 front of the umbilicus ; the third pair opposite the knee-joint ; the 

 last pair 2 inches in front of the vulva. 



The relative length of the toes and form of the palmar and plan- 

 tar pads can be best understood by a reference to the accompanying 

 figures (figs. 1 and 2). 



Fig. I. 



Fig. 2. 



Fig. 1. Under surface of right fore foot oi Ictici/on ; natural size. 

 Fig. 2. Under surface of right hiud foot of Ictiiyon ; natural size. 



The tongue has a well-developed lytta and four small circumval- 

 late papillae on each side. 



The stomach, as in the Dog, consists of a subglobular cardiac 

 portion and a narrower pyloric portion, separated by a constriction. 

 The small intestine measured 46 inches in length, and the large 10 

 inches. The only difference which the alimentary canal presents from 

 the usual canine type is in the csecum (fig. 3), which is very small, 



