1907.] 



STRUCTURE OP THE MAMMAL GALIDICTIS. 



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to the former " ; for in the genus (and 1 am able to confirm this 

 by my examination of Her'pestes fidvescens) Herpestes there is 

 certainly present this pouch into which the anus opens. Dr. 

 Mivart is, however, quite correct in his prophecy as the accom- 

 panying illustration (text-fig. 209) will show. The anus, which 

 is rather large, appears to open directly on the sui-face of the 

 body, and there are two large anal glands. On the other hand, 

 xis the same figure shows, the " prescrotal " or scent-glands are as 



Text-fig. 209. 



Anus, Vulva, ami Scent-Gland of Galidictis striata. 



A. Vulva. B. Scent-gland ("prescrotal gland"). C. Anal glands, represented 

 as visible through the skin. D. Anus. 



undoubtedly present. The actual glands, as visible on the opposite 

 side of the piece of skin, are smallish (smaller than the anal 

 glands) oval glands. In regard to these external structures, 

 Galidictisis therefore more like the Yiverrinse than the Herpestinae. 

 For the former sometimes have, while the Herpestinse have not, 

 the scent-gland ; and the anus in them (the Viverrinse) does 

 not open into a pouch, which it frequently does among the 

 Herpestines. 



§ Alimentary Canal. 



In the consideration of the viscera belonging to this system as 

 well as to others. Dr. Mivart's memoir upon the anatomy of the 

 catlike Oarnivora * has been largely consulted as a storehouse of 

 information iipon the anatomy of these animals. He includes in 



p. 459. 



'Notes on some Points in the Anatomj^ of the iEluroidea," P. Z. S. 1882, 



