| OCR Text |
Show 840 MR. F. E. BEDDARD ON THE [N of the liver and the gizzard are enclosed in separate compartments distinct from each other, and from that which contains the intestines. Fig. 1. Diagram of abdominal cavity, and certain viscera of Crocodilus acutus. H, Heart; li.L, L.L, liver-lobes; St, Stomach enclosed in a septum of fibrous tissue which passes across tbe abdominal cavity and covers over tbe intestines; on the surface of the septum run tbe anterior abdominal veins (V, V); S, sternum. The similarity in the disposition of the viscera in birds and reptiles which has been just exemplified by a comparison between the |
