256 MR. F. E, BEDDARD ON TAPIRUS TERRESTRIS. [May 7, 
The following visceral characters appear to distinguish the Ameri- 
can from the Indian Tapir :— 
(1) Absence of well-marked valvulz conniventes, or at any rate 
their less development (Owen). 
(2) Presence of a moderator band in the heart. 
(3) Shape of glans penis. 
(4) A more elongated czecum sacculated by four bands. 
Brain. 
The accompanying drawings (woodcuts figs. 2, 3) illustrate the 
principal characteristics of the cerebral hemispheres and of the cere- 
bellum. The brain of Tapirus terrestris has been already figured 
by Eudes-Deslongchamps (3), Mayer (11), and Dareste (12) ; the 
Fig. 2. 
Upper surface of Brain of Tapirus terrestris. 
second figure, that of Mayer, is also copied in Krueg’s work upon 
the cerebral convolution of Ungulates (5). I believe, however, that 
my figures, which were carefully drawn by Mr. Smit from the pre- 
