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stomach ; on the right to the beginning of the duodenum, posteriorly 

 to the rest of the mesentery (in which attachment lies the pancreas), 

 to the left side of the mesentery and mesocolon, and to the left cms of 

 the diaphragm along the spleen and its vessels. 



The spleen is similar to the dog's, lying on the left part of the epiploon. 



The pancreas is composed principally of the transverse portion. The 

 kidneys are conglobate, not so much attached to the back as in most 

 other animals ; the right is the highest. The lungs on the left side 

 are divided into two lobes ; the right into three, besides the middle lobe. 



The uterus is small and divides into two pretty long horns, each 

 passing up to their respective loins, having pretty broad ligaments. 

 There is hardly any projection of the os tineas, it appearing as if the 

 vagina contracted at once. The anus is a little protuberant, but that 

 protuberance is broad or thick. The vagina is about an inch from the 

 anus. The symphysis of the pubis is very narrow. 



Ovarium is enclosed in a capsule. 



Upon each side of the anus are placed the musk-bags, whose ducts 

 enter the rectum just within the verge of the anus. The termination 

 of each duct is by a nipple, which nipple does not project into the anus, 

 but has a kind of sulcus, or a kind of prepuce all round. These bags 

 contain the musk, which is of a yellow coloiu*, is fluid and very pungent, 

 so much so as to make the eyes water when they are held over it 1 . 



[The Javanese Skunk {Mydaus meliceps, F. Cuv.).] 

 The Skunk from the East Indies, from Sir Joseph Banks 2 . 



The stomach has a good deal the shape of the human, only that it is 

 rather longer, and the small end bends a little quicker on the great end, 

 which obliges it to go a little higher and towards the left again : this makes 

 the lobulus Spigelii of the liver longer and smaller than in the human ; 

 as also it makes but a narrow mesogaster, whose use seems to be to 

 confine the bends of the stomach to their proper curves or shapes. 



The course of the duodenum is as common. No caecum ; the intes- 

 tines making a sweep around the fore-part of the root of the mesentery 

 to form the rectum. The epiploon encloses almost the whole of the 

 intestines. 



The liver is large for the size of the animal, and is divided into four 

 lobes, besides the lobulus Spigelii. The two smallest are on the right : 

 the right of all is moulded on the right kidney : the third lobe is the 



1 [Hunt, Prep. No. 2144. Home, Comp. Anat. i. p. 433.] 



2 [The skeleton of this animal is No. 4111, Osteol. Series. The dissection mu6t 

 have been made after the year 1781. See note to p. 49.] 



