14 



BLOOD OF CHBLONIANS. 



The alimentary canal was empty as far as tlie colon. The rectum and colon 

 contained the claws and shells of small crustaceans, and the seeds of berries. 



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 312.00 



(Solid ( 



constituents 



Liquor sanguinis 



628.00 - 



(Water 



(Solid constituents 



1034 

 153.02 

 63.58 

 57.51 

 846.98 

 936.42 



846.98 

 88.01 

 54.71 

 2.51 

 7.79 



279.00 

 93.00 



567.98 

 60.02 



14. En7?/s serrata, Daudin (female). Yellow-bellied Terrapin. May 26. 



This terrapin was taken in a swamp and kept out of the water, without food, 

 for three and a half days. 



The first portion of blood drawn was placed in a small beaker glass, and coagu- 

 lated so slowly that the blood-corpuscles sank to the bottom of the vessel, and a 

 transparent clot floated above. This was not the case in the portions abstracted 

 subsequently. 



The serum was of a bright golden color, and, when kept for twelve hours, 

 partially coagulated, resembling jelly. 



Specific gravity of the blood 

 " " serum 



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 336.76 -1^^^'^'^'* ' 



( Solid cons 



Liquor sanguinis 



stituents 



663.24 l^^^t"" ■ 



(Solid constituents 



1026.5 

 1013.7 

 124.59 

 43.03 

 39.36 

 875.41 

 956.97 



875.41 

 80.67 

 37.66 

 1.04 

 5.22 



252.57 

 84.19 



622.84 

 40.40 



