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some smaller ones, partly situated at the lesser curvature. This organ 

 is consequently similar to that of the other species. 



With regard to the arrangement of the intestine the colon and 

 its coils absorb the most interest. There are thus, counted from the ansa 

 ■proximalis not less than four centripetal and three centrifugal central 

 coils, or, counted from behind three coils and a half in either direction. 

 This is thus a good deal more than what is found in the smaller car- 

 pophagous species and may in the same way as the larger psalterium 

 be put in connection with another diet. The most peripheric coil of 

 the colon runs, since it has left the central spiral, in quite close con- 

 nection with the small intestine (jejunum) and must therefore be very 

 long. From ansa distalis the large intestine runs straight backwards 

 in the median line, but forms as already is mentioned a transversal 

 coil behind the right kidney. 



The liver is in consequence of its situation, already alluded to 

 above, in a still higher degree than in the other species bent in a 

 right angle. The longitudinally placed right lobe constitutes also in 

 this species still more than in the others the main mass of the liver. 

 Its bulk may be understood from the following measurements length 

 38 mm., breadth 33 mm. and thickness 18 mm., while the same of 

 the left transversal lobe are resp. 26; 30; 10 mm. The two lobes 

 are quite undivided as in the other species. The caudate lobe is 

 large, and thickly trihedral, but not extending to the margin of the 

 main right lobe. Together with the posterior end of the latter it caps 

 the right kidney. The Spigelian lobe is comparatively large and broad, 

 as broad at the ends as at the base. 



There is not the slightest trace of any gallbladder to be seen. 

 This is of interest to note, because it could otherwise have been 

 suspected that the missing gallbladder was a feature only characteri- 

 stic for the smaller species of this genus. But now it is proved as 

 well for the largest as for the smallest species of Cephalophus and 

 is thus no doubt a common characteristic for all members of this 

 genus. 



The spleen is strongly convex on its diaphragmatic surface, 

 much thicker at its dorsal side. It has already assumed a triangular 

 outline although the foetus represents such an early stage. 



The scrotal sack is very large measuring 16 mm. in length and 

 13 in breadth. That this organ is very early developed has already 

 been stated in describing the anatomy <»f the young foetal stages of G. 



