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there was present a fully developed fetus in the right 
cornu, the head just above the pelvic inlet. The left 
cornu was large and boggy. The myometrium of the 
right side was so thin as to be almost transparent. On 
examining the bony pelvis the reason for the dystocia is 
at once apparent. The sacrum is tilted to the right, 
and the body of the left ileum is bent sharply to the 
right, the pelvic inlet being obliquely contracted, the 
right oblique diameter being 16 mm. while the left is 
23 mm. The pelvic obliquity made the birth of a full- 
sized fetus impossible, the one delivered having been 
under developed. The myometrium was evidently 
stretched almost to the point of rupture when death 
occurred. 
Dr. Weidman's Report. 
Autopsy examination of 352 animals has shown animal 
parasites in 65 during the last year. While the parasites 
may be gathered into groups in several instances (phy- 
saloptera in badgers, heterakis in quail, uncinaria in 
Canidse) their questionable pathogenicity or small num- 
bers have, for the most part, rendered special prophy- 
lactic measures of doubtful value. One or two groups, 
however, deserve individual mention. 
Uncinariasis. 
During the past year, three Canidse and two Felidse 
have come to autopsy showing hookworms. In only 
one of these (Swift Fox No. 3221), could the worms be 
considered as producing, beyond peradventure, the 
death of the animals, the intestine in this case showing 
multiple small hemorrhages, some of which were at the 
site of attachment of the worms. An acute hemorrhagic 
enteritis was associated and the animal was anemic. 
One hookworm was found in the duodenum and four in 
the ileum. From the number of hemorrhages there must 
have been many more worms during life, and it is the 
belief of the writer that many were flushed out during 
preagonal diarrhoea. This idea is given from similar 
