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Show 96 MR. GARROD ON THE VISCERAL ANATOMY [Jail. 21, fore somewhat globose, with the above-mentioned cardiac caecum projecting to the left side. Stomach of C. sumatrensis (inferior or parietal surface). ces, termination of oesophagus ; py, commencing duodenum, just beyond pylorus. With regard to the size of the stomach, the greater curvature is 62 inches in length, and the lesser 6 inches; the greatest breadth from side to side, including the cardiac diverticulum, is 26 inches; the greatest depth is 18 inches; and the length of the diverticulum is 11 inches, while it is 5 | inches in diameter. The diameter of the undistended oesophagus where it enters the stomach is 2 inches, and of the commencing duodenum 1| inch. There is not a trace of enlargement of the duodenum at its pyloric end, like the considerable dilatation in the Indian species. A large portion of the pyloric portion of the stomach is situated beyond, or to the right of, the pylorus itself; but it is only a direct continuation of the cavity of the viscus, and hardly forms a true cul-de-sac. The great omentum, which does not cover the intestines, is of considerable size; it contains no fat, and is not in any way attached to the colon, but runs up, behind the stomach, free to the vertebral column. The interior of the stomach presents a similar condition to that found in the Tapir and Horse, the mucous membrane being of entirely different characters in the cardiac and pyloric portions. That in the cardiac end, and in its diverticulum, is much plicated in all directions, and has a white opaque appearance; while the pyloric portion is covered with a thick and apparently smooth mucous |