Chicago medical journal and examiner . FIG. 5.— 1880.] Selections. 42T Description : The heads are equal and perfect, as far as exter-nal examination shows ; they form an obtuse angle with eachother as they spring from the single neck ; the neck externallyshows no evidence of duplicity, although undoubtedly there didexist some duplicity in the upper cervical vertebrae. It is to be-regretted that the arrangements of the tracheae and oesophagicannot be ascertained. According to Fisher, this an extremely rare variety of duplexformation, so much so that only two or three examples
Chicago medical journal and examiner . FIG. 5.— 1880.] Selections. 42T Description : The heads are equal and perfect, as far as exter-nal examination shows ; they form an obtuse angle with eachother as they spring from the single neck ; the neck externallyshows no evidence of duplicity, although undoubtedly there didexist some duplicity in the upper cervical vertebrae. It is to be-regretted that the arrangements of the tracheae and oesophagicannot be ascertained. According to Fisher, this an extremely rare variety of duplexformation, so much so that only two or three examples of it haveever been recorded. Specimen III. Order^ Terata Katadidyma; Genus^ diproso-pus ; Variety, triophthalmus. This specimen of double-faced, three-eyed monster, isa small chick, the history ofwhich is unknown. It waspresented to the museum byMr. James E. Pilcher. Theaccompanying figures ad-mirably exhibit the degree ofduplicity present. The anglemade by the converging facialplanes is very acute, so thatthe two bills are nearly parallel, and but little sep
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