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PROFESSOR ALLMAK ON THE CHARACTERS 



the uterus is continued at each side into a long, curved, cylindi'ical cornu, whicli gives 

 off the onduct from its distal extremity. The ovaries are situated at a short distance 



Fig. 9. 



Terminal portion of intestine with the adjaoent structures, slightly enlarged : a, rRctum ; h, margin of anus ; 

 f , postaual chamher laid open from behind ; c/, Tulva ; e, orifice of uretha : /, anal glands ; r/, pouches into 

 which their ducts open; h, mucous pores; i, uterus; Jc, cornu of uterus; 7, ovary; m, oviduct; n, vagina; 

 0, urinary bladder ; p, ureters. 



from this extremity, to which they are attached by a narrow cord-like ligament, which 

 accompanies the oviduct ; they are surrounded by a hood-like covering of peritoneum. 

 From the uterus a wide, straight vagina passes backwards to open into the vulva, which 

 also receives the orifice of the urethra, and is situated on the walls of the postanal 

 chamber. 



The position of the mammae was unfortunately neglected to be ascertained before the 

 specimen had been skinned, and it is now impossible to find any indication of them in 

 the dried skin. They are probably uropygial as in Solenodon. 



The brain was in a very bad state of preservation; the cerebellum and medulla 

 oblongata were entirely broken down ; but the cerebral hemispheres were sufficiently 

 well preserved to show that they are destitute of distinct convolutions. The corpora 

 quadrigemina were also preserved ; they are large, and are exposed behind the posterior 

 margin of the hemispheres ; the postei-ior pair are larger than the anterior. The olfac- 

 tory lobes are rather large, and project in front of the cerebral hemispheres. 



From the details given above, certain characters, as perhaps eminently distinctive, 

 may be selected and embraced under the following diagnosis : — 



