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6. During long-continued starvation and tliirst, the stomach and intestines of 

 cold-blooded animals do not become inflamed and ulcerated, as is almost universally 

 the case with warm-blooded animals. 



7. The fat of the body wastes more rapidly than any of the tissues. The 

 manner in which it re-enters the circulation is unknown. 



The following tables will serve to elucidate phenomena which have been but 

 imperfectly studied by naturalists and physiologists. 



Table of the Temperatures of Warm and Cold- Blooded Animals. 



Tempe- 

 rature of 

 Atmo- 

 sphere. 



Temperature of 

 box or medium 

 in whicli the ani 

 mal was kept. 



Temperature of 

 region of 



Temperature of 

 region of 



Micropogon U7idulatus (Croker 



Fish) 



Heterodon platyrhinos (Jlognose 



Viper) .... 

 Heterodon niger (Black Viper) 

 Psam m opli is flageUiformis 



(Coaclivvhip Snake) 

 Alligator Mississippiensis (Alli- 

 gator, starved 17 days . 

 Clielonura serpentina (Snapping 



Turtle) . . . . 

 Chelonia caretta (Loggerhead 



Turtle) .... 

 Emys terrapin (Salt-water Ter- 

 rapin) . . . .■ 

 Emys serrata (Yellow-bellied 



Terrapin) deprived of food 



and drink 3^ days 

 Emys serrata, deprived of food 



and drink It days 

 Emys serrata, deprived of food 



and 'drink 21 days 

 Emys serrata, deprived of food 



and drink 49 days 

 Emys reticidata 

 Testudo polyphemus (Gopher) 

 Corvus ossifragus (Fish Crow) 

 Ectopistes Garolinensis (Turtle 



Dove) .... 

 Syrnium nebidosnm (Barred 



Owl) 



Ardeanycticorax (l^ightHevon) 

 Carduelis tristis (May Bird) 

 May Bird .... 

 May Bird, which had lost much 



blood from a bad wound 

 May Bird, which had lost much 



blood from a wound 

 May Bird, which had lost much 



blood .... 

 Mammalia generally 



75^° 

 80^0 



12° 



69° 



90° 



90° 



78° 



861° 



860 



85° 

 86° 

 82° 

 80JO 



66° 



16° 



18°-} 

 82 1° 

 821° 



82!i° 



82 1° 



82i° 



Water, 84° 

 Box, '73^° 



85° 

 Water, 8U° 

 Box, 18° 



14° 



16° 



84° 



81° 

 80° 



Viscera, 

 Heart, 



Tail, 14° 



" I3i° 

 Surface of body, 65° 

 Muscles of thigh, 81° 



" " 80° 



Intestine, 



80° 



80° 

 104° 



106° 



84° 



13° 

 16° 



14° 



69° 



and Liver, 82° 

 81° 

 801° 



" 13 J° 



11 11° 



151° 



00-2 



80° 

 80JO 

 108° 



Pec. maj. muscle, 1062° 



11 11 



11 11 



Heart, 



102° 

 104° 

 105° 

 106° 



98° 



1001° 



101° 

 100° 



