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CHEMISTRY OF RESPIRATION. 
Table of the Respiratory Exchange of Warm-Blooded Animals. 
Oxygen 
per Kilo, 
and Hour 
Carbon 
c3 
Animal. 
Weight 
(in 
Grins.). 
Dioxide 
per Kilo, 
and Hour 
C0 2 
°2 
5 3 
Remarks. 
Observer. 
(in Grms.). 
(in Grms.). 
B 
Birds — 
Common Hen r 
1280 
1-058 
1-327 
•91 
19' 
Fed on oats and 
Regnault and 
(740 c.c.) 
(675 c.c.) 
water. 
Reiset. 1 
1 
1-057 
1-403 
•90 
23° 
,, 
I 
(739 c.c.) 
(714 c.c.) 
1 
157S 
1-084 
(758 c.c.) 
1-486 
(756 c.c.) 
•99 
14° 
•• 
" 
J 
1 
1546 
1-067 
(746 c.c.) 
1-447 
(736 c.c.) 
•9S 
19' 
» 
" 
I 
1637 
1-109 
(775 c.c.) 
1-561 
(793-6) 
1-02 
19° 
" 
" 
" 
1820 
1-665 
•83 
Mean of 12 experi- 
ments on 2 hens. 
Richet. 2 
» 
1500 
1755 
•83 
Mean of 7 experi- 
ments. 
" 
Duck . 
1740 
2-270 
•74 
Mean of 5 experi- 
ments. 
» 
Goose (4) 
18,400 
•677 
(473 c.c.) 
•649 
(330 c.c.) 
•69 
16' 
D e t e r m i n ation 
lasted 25 hrs., 
no food given. 
Reiset. 3 
.. (1) • • 
2975 
1-490 
•80 
Mean of 12 experi- 
ments. 
Richet, 
Turkey-cock (2) . 
12,250 
•702 
(490 c.c.) 
•791 
(402 c.c.) 
'" 
16" 
Determination 
lasted lSj hrs., 
no food given. 
Reiset. 
„ (1) • 
2650 
1-319 
•71 
Mean of 5 experi- 
ments. 
Richet. 
Pigeon . 
325 
3-360 
•79 
Mean of 11 experi- 
ments. 
" 
,, 
232- 
3"236 
Mean of 10 experi- 
Corin and Van 
380 
ments. 
Beneden. 4 
Turtle-dove 
167 
4-591 
" 
" 
Mean of 11 experi- 
ments on 3 
doves. 
Boussingault. 5 
Greenfinch . -. 
25 
13-000 
13-590 
•76 
17' 
Regnault and 
(9091 c.c.) 
(6909 c.c.) 
Reiset. 
25 
9-742 
9-246 
•69 
17° 
»» »» 
(6813 c.c) 
(4701 c.c.) 
Goldfinch . 
21-5 
12-582 
-71 
Mean of 3 experi- 
ments. 
Richet. 
Sparrow 
22 
9-595 
(6710 c.c.) 
10-492 
(53345 c.c) 
•79 
18° 
" 
" 
25 
77S3 
(3957 c.c.) 
10°-15° 
Mean of two de- 
terminations. 
Pott.6 
Crossbill 
28-6 
10-974 
(7674 c.c.) 
12-014 
(6108-5 c.c.) 
•79 
17° 
Regnault and 
Reiset. 
Mammalia — 
Rabbit . . r 
2755 
0-987 
1-244 
•91 
21°-22° 
,, 
(690 c.c.) 
(632 c.c) 
„ . . { 
2780 
0-877 
1-107 
•92 
23° 
,, 
(613 c.c.) 
(563 c.c) 
" • • • 
4140 
0-797 
(557 c.c.) 
1-039 
(528 c.c.) 
•95 
" 
" 
" ' * * 
1433 
1-012 
1-354 
•97 
18°-20° 
Fed on swedes. 
Pembrey and 
Giirber.' 
„ • 
1882 
0-762 
0943 
•90 
» 
.. 
»> 
„ . 
1931 
0-883 
1-142 
•94 
„ 
„ 
» 
Guinea-pig . 
-• 
1-35 
" 
Mean of 6 experi- 
ments. 
Marehand.8 
1 Ann. de chim. etphys., Paris, 1849, Ser. 3, tome xxvi. 
2 Arch, dephysiol. norm, etpath., Paris, 1890, tome xxii. p. 485. 
3 Ann. de chim. etphys., Paris, 1S63, Ser. 3, tome lxix. p. 129. 
4 Trav. du lab. de Liege, 1SS8, tome i. p. 110. 
5 Ann. de chim. etphys., Paris, 1S44, Ser. 3, tome xi. p. 444. 
6 Landwirthsch. Versuchsstat., Bd. xviii. S. 81. 
7 Jour/i. Physiol., Cambridge and London, 1S94, vol. xv. p. 449. 
s Journ. f. vrakt. Clicm., Leipzig, 1S4S, Bd. xliv. S. 1. 
