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and August, 1840. In one of the Ruminants indeed the corpuscles 
are singularly minute, but in another granivorous animal they are as 
singularly large; and they are larger in several of the Ruminants 
than in some of the Carnivora. Among the marsupial animals, al- 
though the corpuscles of the Perameles slightly exceed those of the 
Viverrine Dasyure in size, yet in the Ursine Dasyure the corpuscles 
are larger than in either, and just as large too as those of Bennett’s 
Kangaroo.” 
An abstract of the measurements of the blood-corpuscles of the 
order Fere is subjoined. 
Measurements of the Blood-corpuscles of the order Fere. 
The measurements are all expressed in fractions of an English 
inch, and, for the sake of brevity, the average-sized corpuscles only 
are mentioned, as deduced from numerous observations in each spe- 
cles. 
Tiscxcusaradnae Canis aureus, Linn. .... 1°3860 
Talpa Europea, Linn... 1°4747 mesomelas, Schr pee 
Sorex tetragonurus, Herm.1°4571 Lupus, Linn. .... 1°3 
Lycaon tricolor, Brookes. 1°3801 
Hyena vulgaris, Desm.. 1°3735 
crocuta, Linn. ...-. 1°382U0 
Herpestes griseus, Desm. 1°4662 
Javanicus? ...... 1°4790 
ErinaceusEuropeus, Linn. 1°4085 
PLANTIGRADA. 
Meles vulgaris, Desm... 1°3940 
Ursus maritimus, Linn. . 1°3870 
reves, Lane eee aioe Smithii, Gray..... 1°4466 
rae Americanus, P allas. 1°3693 | Wiverra Civetta, Linn... 14274 
ferox; Lewes tigrina, Schreb.... 1°5365 
labiatus, DeBlainy-1°3728 | Felis Leo, Link. ...... 1-4322 
Procyon lotor, Cuv..... 1°3950 concolor, Linn. .. 1°4465 
Nasua fusca, Desm..... 1°3789 Tigris, Linn...... 1:4206 
a ee Beds Leopardus, Linn... 14319 
Basaris astuta, Licht. .. 1°4033 jubata, Linn. .... 1°4220 
Carnivora. pardalis, Linn..... 1°4616 
Paradoxurus binotatus.. 1°4660 
leucomystax, Gray 1°4236 
Bondar sss one leo 
domestica, Brisson. 1°4404 
Caracal, Gmelin .. 1°4684 
cervaria, Temm. .. 1°4220 
Canis familiaris, Linn. .. 1°3542 Serval, Linn. .... 1°4129 
Dingo, Blum. .... 1°3397 | Galictis vittata, Beil.... 1°4175 
Vulpes, Linn. .... 14117 | Mustela Zorilla, Desm... 1-4270 
fulvus, Desm. .... 1°3920 furo, Linn. ...... 1°4134 
argentatus, Desm.. 1°3888 | Lutra vulgaris, Hre/. .. 1°3502 
lagopus, Linn... .. 1°3888 | Phoca vitulina, Linn. .. 1°3281 
The next paper read was from W. J. Broderip, Esq., in which the 
author resumes his descriptions of Mr. Cuming’s shells. 
Hexrx (Carocorza) Vireo. Car. testa subcomplanato-globosa, 
nitidd, subdiaphand, lineis incrementi obliquis creberrimé striata, 
suturis et anfractiés basalis angulo subelevatis subcrenatis, vir 
umbilicata ; apertura auriculato-angulaté ; labii limbo subreflexo. 
