OllDEtt—MARSUPIATA. 
Thk Mnrsupiatn, or Marsupialia 1 , arc implacental mammalia, 
whose young arc brought forth prematurely, and received, in 
most instances, into a peculiar pouch situated on the lower part 
of the abdomen of the female: both sexes arc furnished with two 
bones, called marsupial bones, and which are attached to the 
anterior margin of the pelvis. The brain is deficient of both 
Brain of a Kangaroo—(Owen). 
a. a. The Cerebrum. 
b. b. The Cerebellum. 
1 From tnarsttpinm, a parse or bag —having allusion to the peculiar pouch 
with which the female marsupial animals are furnished. 
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