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ON THE "BKEPHOS IX A SKIN'K. 



[June 7, 



in the organs neighbouring upon the two young ones ; and one is 

 thereby tempted to speculate as to how far this— as would be 

 supposed by most— abnormal state of affairs is really abnormal. 

 Such cases of extra oviducal foetation may be in part responsible 



Text-fis'. 25. 



St.- 



Dissection of Chalcides lineatus. 

 jI, brephos; i., lung; £i., liver; S^, stomach ; Oc?., oviduct. 



for some of the legends concerning the swallowing of their young 

 by various reptiles for protection's sake. In the present instance, 

 for example, as may he seen from the drawing exhibited, an 

 unskilled observer opening the body of the parent and seeing the 



