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seven years, and may be considered one of the oldest, if not the 

 oldest Hunterian preparation in the collection. The latest date 

 which can be attached to any preparation in the present manu- 

 script catalogue is 1764 ; the preparation is tin; duodenum of a 

 woman who died of a dysentery, and whose case is described in 

 '' Dissection 78, of Morbid Bodies, winter of 1 764." 



The second descriptive document, called the small catalogue, 

 is a small octavo manuscript without date, in the handwriting 

 of Mr. William Bell, and of others who assisted Mr. Hunter. 

 The number of the physiological prepa rations noticed or de- 

 scribed in this catalogue is 561. 



The most valuable of the original Hunterian documents rela- 

 ting to the present department of the ( Collection is the third, or 

 quarto catalogue. It consists of twenty thin fasciculi, in 4to. in 

 the handwriting of Mr. William Bell and others, with additions 

 and corrections written by Mr. Hunter himself. 



The following are the Titles of the ' Fasciculi,' and their order 

 of succession. Some of the titles are in Mr. Hunter's hand- 

 writing : 



"No. 1. Simple animal matter and moving parts. 



"No. 2. Growth of bone, horn *. &c. 



"No. 3. Composition of the skeleton, application of muscles. 

 &c. 



"No. 4. Stomachs. 



"No. 5. Intestines. 



" No. 6. Absorbents. 



"No. 7. Hearts, blood-vessels, &c. 



"No. 8. Respiratory organs. 



" No. 9. Kidneys. 



"No. 10. Brain and nerves. 



"No. 11. The senses. 



k ' No. 12. Cellular membrane, fat. 



" No. 13. Coverings of birds. 



k No. 14. Cuticle, hair, horn, hoofs, &c. 



' ; No. 15 Horn, cuticle, &c. 



" No. 1(>. Growth of teeth, feathers, hair, horn, &c. 



* Autler, or the bony horn of deer, is here meant. 



