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MR. R. I. POCOOK ON THE EXTERNAL 



the anus, and the prepuce is a short conical projection, perforated 

 at the tip, beneath it. (Text-fig. 27, E.) 



Text-fi,£rure 26. 



A. Anal and genital area of Acanthio7i longicauda, $ (unpaired), with the 



orifices of the urethra and vagina, dotted in, covered with integument. 



B. Section of anal gland of the same. 



C. Orifice of the anal gland of the same, distended. 



D. GewitaX SiVea. oi Sijstrix africcB-aiistralis, $ ad. 



E. Anal and genital area of Atherura africana, $ ad. 



F. The same of Coendu preJiensilis, $ ad. 



G. The same of JSretliison dorsatum. 



a, anus ; acf, anal gland; c, clitoris; p, prepuce ; u, urethra; v, vulva. 



The vulva of Caelogenys and Basyprocta is a large wide orifice a 

 little beneath the anus. From it a wide inferiorly narrowing 



