52 



EFFECTS OF THIRST, ETC., ON EMYS SEER AT A. 



700 grains of blood contained — 



Water .... 

 Blood-corpuscles (dried residue) 

 Albumen, fatty and extractive matter 

 Fibrin .... 



Fixed saline constituents 



700 grains of blood eontained- 

 Moist blood-corpuscles 121. GO 



Liquor sanguinis 578.40 { Wate 



1 I Solid 



(Water . 



( Solid constituents 

 Water . 



constituents 



C55.G0 



28.41 



12.74 



0.22 



3.03 



91.20 



30.40 



564.40 



14.00 



28. Blood of a Female Yellow-belly Terrapin (Emys serrata), which had been 

 kept without food and drink for twenty-four days. May 23. 



This terrapin was captured in the act of excavating a hole in which to deposit 

 its eggs. As usual, they were not deposited during its captivity, but remained in 

 the ovaries and oviducts for twenty-four days. 



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 



Amount of blood obtained, 500 grains. 



Solid constituents in 500 grains of blood 



" in serum of 500 grains of blood 



500 grains of blood contained — 



Water ..... 

 Blood-corpuscles (dried organic constituents) 

 Albumen, fatty and extractive matter 

 Fibrin ..... 

 Fixed saline constituents 



1000 parts of blood contained — 



( Water 



Moist blood-corpuscles 508.44-1 



(Solid constituents 



Liquor sanguinis 



491.56 {^f • . ' 



(.Solid constituents 



500 grains of blood contained 



Moist blood-corpuscles 254.22 J Water 

 1 (Solid < 



Liquor sanguinis 



constituents 



245.78 -| Watcr " 



(Solid constituents 



206.28 



88.67 



77.49 



793.72 



911.33 



793.72 



122.26 



74.49 



1.08 

 7.85 



103.14 

 38.74 



396.88 



61.12 



37.24 



0.84 



3.92 



381.33 

 127.11 

 412.39 



79.17 



190.67 

 63.55 



206.20 

 39.58 



