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A PAPER OX FGG9, 



the oviduct is seen attached 

 to the OYarium : the oviduct 

 is below, c, d, and is convo- 

 luted down to almost the 

 lower part where the tube 

 has been ojiened to show an 

 egg, e, on its way to the ex- 

 terior. The uppermost part 

 of this tube is that which 

 secretes the albumen, fur- 

 ther on is the narrow isth- 



^"- '^^ No. 4. 



mns, and ])rlow that tlic widest part, tlie uterus. 



Tlio undevoh>pod right o\-iduct, ff, and the intestine, /, are 

 also indicated, No. 3, as entering into the cloaca, into which, 

 moreover, the ureters or ducts from tlie kidneys empty tliemselves. 



The ova are developed in the bag of the ovarium, and are 

 periodically discharged thence into tlie oviduct, the open, upper 

 end of which is funnel-shaped, fringed, and muscular, adapted 

 to graRp the ovarium, and to press out, receive, and transmit the 



