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BLOOD OF BIRDS. 



Blood of Birds. 



16. Ai-dea Nydicorax, Linnaeus (female). Night Heron. June 12. 



This bird had its wing broken, and was also wounded in the neck, where some 

 blood had been extravasated into the cellular tissue. The blood was drawn about 

 two hours after its capture. 



Specific gravity of the blood 

 Solid constituents in 1000 parts of blood 

 " " " 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 



1000 parts of blood contained — 



Moist blood-corpuscles 315.84 | ^'^'^'''^ 



( Solid constituents 



Liquor sanguinis 



684.16 



(Water . 



(Solid constituents 



1028 

 127.11 

 50.00 

 45.95 

 812.89 

 950.00 



872.89 

 74.91 

 43.41 

 2.20 

 6.59 



236.88 

 78.96 



636.01 

 48.15 



17. Si/rnium nehulosum, Linnffius. Barred Owl. May 14. 



This bird had been shot in the eye, wing, and other parts of the body, and kept 

 without food for twenty-four hours. 



Solid constituents in 1000 parts of blood 

 " " " 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 



1000 parts of blood contained — 



Moist blood-corpuscles i21.3& ' 



(Solid constituents 



Liquor sanguinis 572,64 j^^^^^ 



(Solid constituents 



160.34 

 54.94 

 48.81 

 839.66 

 945.06 



839.66 

 101.08 

 46.51 

 4.69 

 8.06 



320.52 

 106.84 

 519.14 

 53.50 



18. Cathartes atratus, Wils. Black Turkey-Buzzard. Sept. 8. 



The blood had a strong, disagreeable, musky odor, similar in all respects to that 



