1910.] 



CUTANEOUS SCEXT-GLANDS OF RUMINANTS. 



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additional but smaller hair-follicles, also varying in position. 

 From these follicles yellow waxy secretion could be squeezed ; 

 but I could detect no special odour about the secretion. As 

 described by Turner, the underlying glandular mass was of large 

 size and elongated, but heart-shaped in transverse section. Its 

 colour was yellowish. 



There were two pairs of teats, but no trace of inguinal glands 

 could be detected. 



Text-fie-. 120. 



gl. A 



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B 



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Boselaphus tragocamelus $ . 



A. Portion of the face showing the ej'e and the orifice of the preorbital 



^^hmd igL). 



B. Preorbital gland with the lid raised showing two large hair follicles. 



C. Section of the gland passing through the larger hair follicle showing the 



protruding bristle. 



D. Rhinariuui. 



The feet were constructed exactly as in other Tragelaphinae, 

 the interungual integument being smooth from the heels for- 

 wards towards the pi'oximal edge of the nail in front, then 

 inclined obliquely upwards to meet that of the anterior surface 

 of .the pastern, leaving a small smooth triangular area at the 

 bottom of the pastern in front just above the hoofs. Between 



