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129. Grisly Bear, {Ursus ferox,) a female about half- 

 grown. Most common diameters l-S^iOth and l-3552nd 

 of an inch. Extreme sizes 1 -4570th and l-3000th. Blood 

 from a prick of the nose. 



130. Badger, [Meles vulgaris,) an old male. All the fol- 

 lowing sizes very common: l-4?128th, l-4000th, I-3973rd, 

 l-3810th, and l-3693rd. Extreme diameters ] -5333rd and 

 1-3 200th of an inch. There were besides some of the very 

 small circular particles as in the genus Sciurus. Blood from 

 the integuments of the thigh. 



131. Common Jackal, [Canis aureus,) an old male. The 

 corpuscles, dried quickly, aiforded the following measure- 

 ments : 1.4;000th, l-3764th, and l-3840th most frequently, 

 the extreme sizes being l-4800th and l-3200th of an inch. 

 In the serum, examined within two hours after they were 

 obtained, 1 -4800th was the most common diameter, and the 

 extreme sizes l-6000th and l-3200th. Disks of the last, or 

 largest size, as Well as of l-3555th, were not unfrequent, ge- 

 nerally collecting together quickly into rouleaux, from which 

 it was seen that the thickness of the edges of these corpuscles 

 was l-14,000th of an inch. The smaller particles, though 

 much more abundant, did not arrange themselves together 

 by their flat surfaces, and indeed could hardly be seen edge- 

 wise. 



The blood was obtained freely from a puncture in a vein 

 of the hind leg ; and the above facts are merely mentioned 

 as exemplying the variations which may often be observed in 

 the corpuscles only a short time after the blood has been 

 removed, with every care, from various mammals. 



132. African Civet Cat, {Viverra civetta,) adult male. 

 l-46l5th, l-4360th, l-4000th, and l-3552nd of an inch all 

 frequently observed. Extreme sizes 1 -6000th and 1 -3200th. 

 The corpuscles in this instance, therefore, very variable in 

 magnitude. Blood from a prick of the tail. 



In another adult male, after death, the corpuscles were 

 also extremely variable in size, as the following were all com- 

 mon, viz. l-5333rd, l-4760th, l-4500th, 1-441 2th, l-4365th 

 and l-4000th; the extreme measurements being l-6000th 

 and l-3200th of an inch. Blood from the different cavities 

 of the heart, from the coronary veins, and from the portal vein. 



133. Javanese Ichneumon, {Herpestes Javanicus,) a full- 

 grown male. All the following sizes common: l-4800th, 

 l-4924th, l-5142nd, and l-5120th. Extreme diameters 

 l-6000th and 1 -4000th. Blood from a wound at the end of 

 the tail. 



134. Chetah or Hunting Leopard, (Felisjubata,) an adult 



