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which is very narrow, and pointed at its extremity, the lining 
is thick and glandular for eight inches in extent, and is thrown 
into transverse folds, of which five are broad and nine narrow; 
that nearest the orifice of the oesophagus is the broadest, and 
appears to act occasionally as a valve, so that the part beyond 
may be considered as an appendage, similar to the processes 
in the hog and pecari ; the membrane of the cardiac portion 
is uniformly smooth, that of the pyloric is thicker and more 
vascular. 
These observations, as well as the engraving, are made from 
a dried preparation. Vide Plate X. 
XIV. The Mole. 
The cavity of the stomach when distended is of a globular 
form, and I have had no opportunity of examining it recently 
after death so as to ascertain where the division takes place 
between the cardiac and pyloric portions. Its coats are very 
thin and transparent. The oesophagus opens into it midway 
between the two extremities. 
The cuticular lining of the oesophagus terminates at the 
orifice of the stomach. The internal membrane is uniformly 
smooth except at the pylorus, where it is surrounded by a 
glandular zone immediately within the orifice, the surface of 
which has a granulated appearance. 
XV. The Stoat. 
The stomach when distended has a globular form ; its coats 
are thin and transparent ; I have not seen it in an undisturbed 
state ; the oesophagus opens into it nearly midway between the 
two extremities. 
