BLOOD OF CHELONIANS. 



13 



Solid constituents in 1000 parts of blood 

 " " " serum 



" in serum of 1000 parts of blood 



Water in 1000 parts of blood 

 " " serum 



1000 parts of blood contained — 



"Water ..... 

 Blood-corpuscles (dried organic constituents) 

 Albumen, -extractive and fatty matter 

 Fibrin ..... 

 Fixed saline constituents 



1000 parts of blood contained — 



r 



Moist blood-corpuscles 235.40 - 



T • ■ • >•!• , on (Water . 



Liquor sanguinis ,64.60-! 



(Solid consti 



Moist blood-corpuscles 235.40 - . 



(Solid constituents 



constituents 



105.00 



48.68 



45.80 



895.00 



951.32 



895.00 



56.37 



43.89 



.35 



4.39 



176.55 

 58.85 



718.45 

 46.15 



12. Emys Terrapin, Sclicepff (female). Salt-water Terrapin. July 3. 

 Tbis terrapin bad been captured twelve bours. 



Specific gravity of its blood 

 " " serum 



1035.3 

 1012.7 



Tbe serum was of a golden color, resembling that of the Emys serrata and Emys 

 reticulata. 



Amount of blood obtained, about 

 Solid constituents in 1000 parts of blood 

 " " " serum 



" in serum of 1000 parts of blood 



Water in 1000 parts of blood 

 " " serum 



1000 parts of blood contained — 



Water ..... 



Blood-corpuscles (dried organic constituents) 

 Albumen, fatty and extractive matter 

 Fibrin ..... 

 Fixed saline constituents 



1000 parts of blood contained — 



Moist blood-corpuscles 447.28 | Water • 



(Solid constituents 



Liquor sanguinis 



552.72 -[ Water • 



(Solid constituents 



1000 grains 

 154.72 



43.83 



38.75 

 845.28 

 956.17 



845.28 

 103.82 



36.01 

 4.15 



10.74 



335.46 



111.82 



509.82 



42.90 



13. Emys reticulata, Bosc. Cbicken Tortoise. June 6. 



Tbis Cbelonian was captured in a pine-barren, and kept without food or drink 

 for thirty-six hours. 



The portions of blood first drawn coagulated more slowly than those last drawn. 

 This is universally the case with the blood of cold-blooded animals. 



The serum was of a bright orange color. 



