XIV CONTENTS 



CHAPTER XV. 

 Dissection of the Pigeon. Columha lima. 



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External characters — Dissection of the pectoral muscles — Dissec- 

 tion of the air-saos — Dissection of the digestive system — Dis- 

 section of the circulatory system —Dissection of the trachea 

 and lungs — Dissection of the renal and reproductive systems 

 — Examination of the brain — The sense-organs . . . 39y 



APPENDIX. 



Beagents for killing, hardening, and preserving — Eeagents used in 

 staining — Clearing reagents — Mounting media — Microtomists' media 

 — Cements for fixing down sections cut in paraffin — Injection 

 fluids 429 



INDEX ... . . . . 437 



