'protruded from the Mouth of the Dromedary. 299 
which attack these parts, and spread with such rapidity as 
speedily to produce distress ; and finally, by totally hindering 
the young animal to suck, cause its death from pain and inani- 
tion. In the adult dromedary, and especially in the male, to- 
ward the rutting season, these same parts frequently infiame, 
and I have seen two males destroyed by such a malady. 
Eecplanation of Plate X, 
Fig. 1. Head of the Male Dromedary, represented at the moment 
that the sac hangs out of his mouth. 
Fig. 2. The Head flayed, and in part denuded of its flesh, to shew 
the manner in which the bladder is produced. 
a, «, a, The Uvula, a little inflated, and directed tow'ard the 
opening of the mouth. 
bj h, Its reduplicature, or Frienulura, which is united to the 
free margin of the soft palate. 
c, c, The extremity of the Uvula, which still remains within 
the anterior palatal arch, 
i, i, The anterior Arch. 
l, Z, The posterior Arch. 
m. Partition of the nasal Canal. 
e, e, e, The Larynx. 
fyf, The Trachea. 
g, g, The (Esophagus, &:c. 
I h, hy Portion of the Os Hyoides, cut in order to shew the in* 
terior of the mouth. 
Tty Uy The Tongue. 
ky hy The lower Jaw, of which one portion is removed. 
Fig. 3. Head of the male Dromedary, deprived of the lower jaw, in 
which is seen a front view of the uvula when pendent. 
