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Of the order of the parts in generation from an egg, according to 



Fabricius 397 



Of the order of the parts according to Aristotle 40? 



Of the order of the parts in generation as it appears from observation . .414 

 Of certain paradoxes and problems to be considered in connexion with this 



subject 423 



Of the nutrition of the chick in ovo 434 



Of the uses of the entire egg 442 



Of the uses of the yelk and albumen 444 



Of the uses of the other parts of the egg 454 



An egg is the common origin of all animals 456 



Of the generation of viviparous animals 461 



The generation of viviparous animals in general is illustrated from the 



history of that of the hind and doe, and the reason of this selection . 466 



Of the uterus of the hind and doe ; 467 



Of the intercourse of the hind and doe 474 



Of the constitution or change that takes place in the uterus of the deer in 



the course of the month of September 476 



Of what takes place in the month of October 478 



Of what takes place in the uterus of the doe during the month of 



November ........... 482 



Of the conception of the deer in the course of the month of December . 492 



Of the innate heat 501 



Of the primigenial moisture 513 



ON PARTURITION 521 



OF THE UTERINE MEMBRANES AND HUMOURS . . . .551 



Of the Humours 557 



Of the Membranes . 560 



Of the Placenta 563 



Of the Acetabula 566 



Of the Umbilical Cord 567 



ON CONCEPTION 573 



ANATOMICAL EXAMINATION OF THE BODY OF THOMAS PARR 589 



