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MR. F. E. BEDDARD ON THE 



later becomes a straight tract of intestine running partly parallel 

 with the duodenum and attached to it just for a short spa,ce at the 

 root of the duodenum where it (the ileum) bends upon itself 

 to join the colon. A second species, a hybrid C. globicera 

 and C. hecki^ Avas absolutely identical in all the characteristics 

 just given. The desciiption of one species fits the characters of 

 the other. 



Text-fio-. 12. 



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Intestinal tract of Ortalis mjicauda. 

 G. Gall-bladder. Other lettering as in text-figs. 9 & 11. 



In Talegcdla lathami (text-fig. 11, p. 55) the only difierence that 

 I could detect was the further extension of the pancreas along the 

 duodenal loop, the end of which, howeA^er, it does not reach. 



Among the Phasianidse I have examined a few species, and 

 again find no difierences of moment from other Gallinaceous 

 birds. In Thcvwinalea {picta and amherstice) the pancreas reaches 

 to quite the end of the duodenal loop, and, as in other 

 genera, the ileic end of the small intestine (there is, as in other 

 forms, no definite ileic loop) is attached to the duodenal loop by 



