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Show 1873.] OF THE SUMATRAN RHINOCEROS. 99 The ileo-caecal valve does not project to any extent into the colon ; but where the small intestine ceases, on the border of the ileo-caecal orifice which is nearest the caput caeci, there are two closely approximated globose, apparently glandular masses, about the size of Tangerine oranges, situated in the walls of the intestine. Fig. 5. Inferior view of the colon of C. sumatrensis. cce, ca?cum; cil, colic loop; t, transverse colon, placed above the colic loop to show it more clearly. The colon presents features of great interest, and agrees in its convolutions with the Indian Rhinoceros. W h e n the abdomen is opened by a ventral longitudinal and transverse incision, the posterior portion, or the hypogastric region, is seen to be occupied |