. Outlines of zoology. Zoology. Fig. 245.—Urinogenital or- gans of Male Duckmole. (After Owen.) />V., Bladder; zi., ureter; z>.d.^ vas deferens ; r., rectum ; gl.^ gland ; c/., cloaca;/., penis ; ^ urinogenital canal. Fig. 246.—Urinogenital or- gans of Female IJuckmole. (After Owen.) 07\ ovary; od, oviduct; w^, "uter- ine" region; tc^ ureter; r, rectum; M7', bladder ; tcg^ urinogenital sinus; cl, cloaca. soon worn away and shed. The digits are clawed and connected by a web which is best developed on the fore limbs. The spur borne on the heel seems to be sometimes used as
. Outlines of zoology. Zoology. Fig. 245.—Urinogenital or- gans of Male Duckmole. (After Owen.) />V., Bladder; zi., ureter; z>.d.^ vas deferens ; r., rectum ; gl.^ gland ; c/., cloaca;/., penis ; ^ urinogenital canal. Fig. 246.—Urinogenital or- gans of Female IJuckmole. (After Owen.) 07\ ovary; od, oviduct; w^, "uter- ine" region; tc^ ureter; r, rectum; M7', bladder ; tcg^ urinogenital sinus; cl, cloaca. soon worn away and shed. The digits are clawed and connected by a web which is best developed on the fore limbs. The spur borne on the heel seems to be sometimes used as a weapon, and as it persists only in the males, is perhaps useful in contests between rivals. Echidna and Proechidna live in rocky regions, are mainly nocturnal in habit, and burrow rapidly, legs foremost. They feed on ants, which are caught on the rapidly mobile, slender, viscid tongue. No traces of teeth have as yet been Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Thomson, J. Arthur (John Arthur), 1861-1933; Newbigin, Marion I. (Marion Isabel), 1869-1934; Smith, Preserved, 1880-1941. fmo. New York, D. Appleton & Co.
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