666 MR. F. E. BEDDARD OX B.VSSABICl'ON ALLENI. [Juue 19, 



Fig. 3. 



R.L. 



-L.L. 



Cau 



Liver of Bassarkyon alleni, abdominal aspect. 



Cau., caudate lobe; E.L., right lateral, R.C., right central, 

 L.C., left central, and L.L., left lateral lobes. 



Pancreas. — The pancreas of Bassarkyon is a thinnish gland, 

 divided as in Bassariscus into two limbs which join not far from 

 the emergence of the pylorus from the stomach. They thus 

 together form a V of which one limb is distinctly longer than tbe 

 other. The longer limb runs parallel to the spleen. There is 

 also a small lobe given off from the shorter limb near to its distal 

 extremity ; this curves round and joins the apex of the V, thus 

 enclosing between itself and the shorter limb an oval tract of 

 mesentery. 



The pancreatic duct enters the small intestine in common with 

 the bile-duct at a point about half an inch away from the 

 pylorus. 



The Ovary and the Oviduct. 



It has been noticed that in a few mammals — in the Eat for 

 example — the ovary is perfectly continuous with the oviduct 

 owing to the fact that both the ovary and the mouth of the 

 oviduct are enclosed in a completely shut-off pocket of peritoneum. 

 I have found the same state of affairs to characterize not only 

 Bassaricyon but also Cercoleptes, which is an interesting bond of 

 union between these two Carnivora. There appeared to be 

 absolutely no communication between the ovarian sac and the 



