_The solid oesophagus._--OEsophagus originally hollow. Becomes solid during Stage K. _The postanal section of the alimentary tract._--Continuity of neural and alimentary canals. Its discovery by Kowalevsky. The postanal section of gut. Its history in Scyllium. Its disappearance. _The cloaca and anus._--The formation of the cloaca. Its junction with segmental ducts. Abdominal pockets. Anus. _The thyroid body._--Its formation in region of mandibular arch. It becomes solid. Previous investigations. _The pancreas._--Arises as diverticulum from dorsal side of duodenum. Its further growth. Formation of duct. _The liver._--Arises as ventral diverticulum of duodenum. Hepatic cylinders. Comparison with other types. _The subnotochordal rod._--Its separation from dorsal wall of alimentary canal. The section of it in the trunk. In the head. Its disappearance. Views as to its meaning.

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_The heart._--Its development. Comparison with other types. Meaning of double formation of heart. _The general circulation._ The venous system. The primitive condition of. Comparison of, with Amphioxus and Annelids. The cardinal veins. Relations of caudal vein. _The circulation of the yolk-sack._--Previous observations. Various stages. Difference of type in amniotic Vertebrates. _The vascular glands._--Suprarenal and interrenal bodies. Previous investigations. _The suprarenal bodies._--Their structure in the adult. Their development from the sympathetic ganglia. _The interrenal body._--Its structure in the adult. Its independence of suprarenal bodies. Its development.

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Previous investigations. _Excretory organs and genital ducts in adult._ _In male._--Kidney and Wolffian body. Wolffian duct. Ureters. Cloaca. Seminal bladders. Rudimentary oviduct. _In female._--Wolffian duct. Ureters. Cloaca.--Segmental openings. Glandular tubuli of kidney. Malpighian bodies. Accessory Malpighian bodies. Relations of to segmental tubes. Vasa efferentia. Comparison of Scyllium with other Elasmobranchii. _Development of segmental tubes._ Their junction with segmental duct. Their division into four segments. Formation of Malpighian bodies. Connection between successive segments. Morphological interest of. _Development of Müllerian and Wolffian ducts._ _In female_--General account. Formation of oviduct as nearly solid cord. Hymen. _In male_--Rudimentary Müllerian duct.--Comparison of development of Müllerian duct in Birds and Elasmobranchii. Own researches. Urinal cloaca. _Formation of Wolffian body and kidney proper._--General account. Details of formation of ureters. _Vasa efferentia._--Views of Semper and Spengel. Difficulties of Semper's views. Unsatisfactory result of own researches. General homologies. _Résumé._ Postscript.

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