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Marsupiata. 



Mauge's Dasyure (Dasyurus Maugei, Geoff.) = 4034 ; blood from 

 a vein of the ear. The corpuscles scarcely differ in size from those 

 of the Viverrine Dasyure, and agree in form with the corpuscles of 

 the other marsupial animals, originally described by me in the ' An- 

 nals of Natural Historj^' Dec. 1, 1840. 



AVES. 

 Rapaces. 



Angola Vulture ( Vultur Angolensis, Lath.) : L.D. = 1^84 ; S.D. 

 = 3166. 



Omnivores. 



Common Jay (Garrulus glandarius, Flem.) : L.D. = 2064 ; S.D. 

 = 3878 ; nuclei 4000 to 10666 : blood from the heart quickly after 

 death. ^odk{Corvusfrugilegus,lAmi.): L.D. = 1894; S.D. = 3196; 

 nuclei 4572 to 9140 : blood from the heart a few hours after death. 

 Magpie (Corvus Pica, Linn.) : L.D. = 1953 ; S.D. = 3365 ; thick- 

 ness of the discs = 11600 ; nuclei 4245 to 11138 : blood from the 

 heart an hour after death. Red-winged Starling {Sturnus preda- 

 torius, Wilson) : L.D. = 2133 ; S.D. = 4175 : blood from the heart 

 seven hours after death. 



Insectivor^. 



Pied Wagtail {Motacilla alba, Linn.) : L.D. = 2182 ; S.D. = 3600; 

 nuclei 4000 to 10666 : blood from the heart soon after death. Sedge 

 WRrhler (Sylvia Phragmites, Bechs.) : L.D. = 2003 ; S.D. = 3550; 

 blood from the heart nine hours after death. The corpuscles are 

 notably larger than those of most of its congeners. 



Granivor-®. 

 Indigo Bird (Fringilla cyanea, Wilson) : L.D. = 2144 ; S.D. = 

 3741 : blood from a vein of the pinion. Greenfinch (Fringilla Chloris, 

 Temm.) : L.D. = 2232 ; S.D. = 3600; nuclei 4000 to 10666 : blood 

 from the heart a few minutes after death. Blue Titmouse (Parus 

 caruleus,lAnn.)'. L.D. = 2313 ; S.D. = 4128 ; nuclei 4571 to 10666: 

 blood from the heart quickly after death. Longtailed Titmouse {Pa- 

 rus caudatus, Linn.) : L.D. = 2136 ; S.D. = 4570 ; nuclei 4800 to 

 10666 : blood from the heart twenty-one hours after death. There 

 were several circular discs, about sqVo^^ °^ ^^ ^^^^ ^^ diameter. 

 Many of these had an oval nucleus, and the circular shape of the 

 discs was perhaps a post-mortem change. Skylark (Alauda arvensis, 

 Linn.) : L.D. = 2125 ; S.D. = 4128 ; nuclei 4000 to 12000 : blood 

 from the heart twelve hours after death. Pine Grosbeak (Loxia enu- 

 cleator, Linn.) : L.D. = 2247 ; S.D. = 4083 : blood from a vein of 

 the pinion. Hawfinch {Loxia coccothraustes, Temm.): L.D. = 2042; 

 S.D. = 3790 ; thickness of the discs = 9141 ; nuclei 4570 to 10666 : 

 blood from a vein of the pinion. 



Zygodactyli. 

 Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus, Linn.) : L.D. = 2028 ; S.D. = 3600 : 

 blood from the heart twenty-six hours after death. There were many 

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