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MR. F. E. BEDDARD ON THE 



[May 2, 



both sides, in fact nearly to the diaphragm. In Cynictis 

 levaillanti and Arctictis bintttrong, which I examined for purposes 

 of comparison, the conditions are a Kttle difterent. In the former 

 the fold of peritoneum in question runs ove^^ the kidney instead 

 of avoiding it, and ends on the parietes a little way in front and 

 outside of that gland. In the Binturong the mesoarium on the 

 right side extends nearly up to the diaphragm, passing over the 



Pancreas and adjacent region in Galictis barhara. 

 Letterino- as in text-fiff. 9. 



kidney and being naturally attached to it on its passage. On the 

 left side, this fold of peritoneum actually reaches the diaphragm, 

 passing also over the kidney of its side. I will not assert at 

 present that there are here charactei'S which serve to difierentiate 

 the Ai-ctoid fi'om the vEluroid Oarnivora, but they do as a matter 

 of fact differentiate certain ^f!]lin'oids fi'om certain Ai'ctoids. 



