LIST OF TABLES. 



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Tables showing the length of the alimentary canal in different animals . . .92, 93 



Tables showing the comparative weight of the pancreas in dificrent animals . . . lOt 



Table showing the comparative weight of the liver of animals . . . . .113 



Table showing the weight of the body and spleen in different animals . . . .119 



Table showing the comparative weight of the spleen in animals . . . .120 



Table showing the comparative weight of the kidneys in animals . . . .125 



Table showing the specific gravity of the urine in its normal condition, and during starvation 



and a change of diet . . . . . . . . .130 



Table showing the loss of weight and the amount of urine excreted by Chelonians deprived of 



food and drink . . . . . . . . . .13.5 



Table showing the effects of starvation and thirst, also of a change of diet upon the urine of 



Clielonians . . . . . . . . . .137 



