510 PROF. ST.-GEORGE MIVART ON THE ZLUROIDEA. [June 6, 
The Liver. 
The liver in Felis has the left lateral and right central lobes very 
large, the latter being divided by a deep cystic fissure, in which lies 
the gall-bladder, and the former being also somewhat divided by a 
fissure. The right lateral and left central lobes are each undivided 
and very small. The caudate lobe is of moderate size, about as 
large as the left central lobe. The Spigelian lobe is small (the 
smallest lobe), and is not divided by any fissure. 
The liver of Genetta tigrina is very like that of the Cat; but the 
left lateral lobe is quite undivided, save by a small shallow groove 
on its posterior (gastric) surface. The cystic fissure is less deep 
Fig. 9. 
LC RC h 
Liver of Genetta tigrina, its posterior (gastric) surface. 
c, caudal lobe; g 2, gall-bladder; ha, hepatic artery; hd, hepatic duct; LZ C, 
left central lobe; ZZ, left lateral lobe; pv, portal vein; & C, right 
central lobe; & L, right laterallobe; Sp, Spigelian lobe; wc, vena caya. 
than in the Cat, and is situated more to the right, so that the por- 
tion of the right central lobe which is to the right of the gall-bladder 
is much less in excess of that part of the right central lobe which is to 
the left of the gall-bladder. The caudate lobe has a very deep con- 
cavity, and is larger in proportion to its breadth. It runs uninter- 
ruptedly into the Spigelian lobe, which latter is a little larger rela- 
tively than in the Cat, and has a very deep groove (or fissure) 
running dorsad from its ventral margin, and dividing its proximal 
third trom its distal two thirds. The diaphragmatic surface of the 
liver exhibits but a short cystic fissure. 
In Viverra civetta the right lateral and right central lobes appear 
nearly of equal size, as seen on the diaphragmatic aspect of the liver. 
