52 



EFFECTS OF THIRST, ETC., ON EMYS SERRATA. 



700 grains of blood contained- 



Water .... 

 Blood-corpuscles (dried residue) 

 Albumen, fatty and extractive matter 

 Fibrin .... 

 Fixed saline constituents 



700 grains of blood contained — 



(Water . 



( Solid constituents 

 (Water . 



I Solid constituents 



Moist blood-corpuscles 121.60 

 Liquor sanguinis 5'I8.40 



G55.G0 

 28.41 

 12.'74 

 0.22 

 3.03 



91.20 

 30.40 

 564.40 

 14.00 



28. Blood of a Female Yellow-belly Terrapin [Emys serrata), which had been 

 kept without food and drink for twenty-four days. May 23. 



This terrapin was captured in the act of excavating a hole in which to deposit 

 its eggs. As usual, they were not deposited during its captivit}^, but remained in 

 the ovaries and oviducts for twenty-four days. 



Solid constituents in 1000 parts of blood .... 206.28 



serum 



" in serum of 1000 parts of blood 



Water in 1000 parts of blood 

 " " serum 



1000 parts of blood contained — 



Water ..... 

 Blood-corpuscles (dried organic constituents) 

 Albumen, fatty and extractive matter 

 Fibrin ..... 

 Fixed saline constituents 



Amount of blood obtained, 500 grains. 



Solid constituents in 500 grains of blood 

 * " " in serum of 500 grains of blood 



500 grains of blood contained — 

 Water . . 



Blood-corpuscles (dried organic constituents) 

 Albumen, fatty and extractive matter 

 Fibrin ..... 

 Fixed saline constituents 



1000 parts of blood contained — 



( Water 



Moist blood-corpuscles 508.44 - ' 



(Solid constituents 



Liquor sanguinis 



491.56 {T'^^f • . • 

 (Solid constituents 



500 grains of blood contained- 



Moist blood-corpuscles 254.22 |^^*^^^ 



Liquor sanguinis 



1 Solid constituents 



245.78 1^^*^' • 



(Solid constituents 



88.61 

 77.49 

 793.72 

 911.33 



793.72 

 122.26 

 74.49 

 1.68 

 7.85 



103.14 

 38.74 



396.88 

 61.12 

 37.24 

 0.84 

 3.92 



381.33 

 127.11 

 412.39 

 79.17 



190.67 

 63.55 



206.20 

 39.58 



