502 MR. F. E. BEDDARD ON THE [Apr. 27, 
hand vein being only slightly above the left. The individual 
dissected was a rather large young one, but from the pouch; but 
it does not appear likely that it would have retained any feetal 
characteristics. On each side the usual two veins open into the 
renal. One of these, the outer renal, seems to open directly into 
the kidney, as I have noticed in 7richosurus vulpecula. The two 
veins do not form any anastomoses that 1 could detect, and 
neither of them become connected with the posterior spermatic 
veins. The latter are quite symmetrical. The left suprarenal 
vein opens into the renal vein just before the latter debouches 
into the postcaval. 
Text-fig. 133. 
Postcaval vein and its branches in Dasyurus maug@i (A) and 
Onychogale frenata (B). 
sr. Suprarenal vein. Other lettering as in text-fig. 132. 
In another specimen of Onychogale frenata there were some 
slight differences. This example was an adult female with a 
small young one in the pouch. The renals were perhaps rather 
