482 MR. F. E, BEDDARD ON THE STRUCTURE [Apr. 27, 
believed to be an ancient Viverrid assemblage. The relationship 
of the colon to the left kidney is shown in the accompanying 
figure (text-fig. 126). That drawing also illustrates the cecum 
shown from both sides. It is necessary to exhibit the cecum on 
both sides because of the differences in the czco-colic ligaments on 
the two sides of the cecum. The cecum itself, independently of 
its mesenteries, has been already figured by Dr. Mivart*, and 
quite correctly except that it is repr resented as stra ighter than it 
is in nature. This is, however, to be accounted for by the cutting 
of the various ligaments which attach the cecum to adjoming 
regions of the gut. It is clear, however, from this figure that 
Galidia agrees sh Galidictis + in possessing a long and thus 
Herpestine cecum. In my figure of the cecum of Culidictis I 
Text-fig.'126. 
Cxcum and adjacent structures of Galidia elegans viewed from both sides. 
The left-hand figure shows the position of the cecum with regard to the kidney, 
which is partly covered by the colon. 
a. Median frenum of cecum. 6. Lateral cxco-colic ligaments. 
ce. Lymphatic gland. 
have contrasted this Viverrid with Herpestes fulvescens, in which 
latter the frenum of the cecum—the anangious ligament binding 
it to the ileum—is continuous up to the very top of the cecum. 
In Galidictis this is not the case, and the actual tip of the cecum 
is not thus attached ; the frenum does not run so far. Galidia 
agrees entirely in this particular with Galidictis. I may take this 
opportunity of mentioning that Suricata tetradactyla does not 
agree in this full extension of the ligament to the very tip of the 
cecum with Herpesies. I also pointed out in the paper referred 
to that in addition to the median anangious frenum the cecum 
* P.Z.S. 1882, p. 508, fig. 8 C. + P.Z.S. 1907, p. 805, text-fig. 211. 
