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Sttbjrot Index.— Physiology — EM r.RYoi.oov. 
5815 
Blood. 
Dimensions of the red blood cells of 
birds ; Cleland & Johnston, 298. 
On the granular bodies in the 
leucocytes of certain birds ; Kollmann, 
778. 
PHYSIOLOGY. 5811 
Nervous System. 
The physiology of the nerves of the 
bird’s heart ; Paton, 1082. 
Funktion der Ruffinische Korperchen 
in der Zunge dor Vogel ; Ducceschi, 405. 
Nutrition. 
The liver and creatin metabolism ; 
Paton & Mackie, 1083. 
The effect of the removal of the 
pancreas in Haliactm albicilln ; Giaja, 
617. 
On the preponderating influence of the 
alimentary habits of birds on the structure 
of the digestive system especially in 
Pandion haliaetus ; Magnan, 878 : 
Influence of diet on growth in ducks; 
Magnan, 886: Influence of diet on the 
laying power of ducks ; Magnan, 887 : 
Experiments on the effect of special 
diet on the liver and kidneys in ducks; 
Magnan, 888: The effect of different 
diets on the duck’s stomach ; Magnan, 
889 : On the adaptation of the intestine 
to the influence of special diets among 
ducks ; Magnan, 890 : The effect of 
variation in food regime on the size of 
the liver; Magnan, 891. 
Respiration. 
On the body temperature of some 
diving and swimming bird ; Simpson, 
1370. 
The strength of flight and its relation 
to the development of the lungs ; 
Magnan, 884. 
Bones and Muscles. 
The ciliary and iris muscles ; Bond, 
152. 
Das Streptostylie-Problem und die 
Bewegungen im Schadel bei Saurop- 
siden ; Versluys, 
Reproduction. 
Dieklimatischen Grenzen der Ornitho- 
philie in Siidamerika ; Werth, 1582. 
Physical and Chemical Physiology. 
On the metallic colouration of the 
feathers on the neck of the domestic 
pigeon ; Strong, 1425. 
How the hatching chick breaks the 
eggshell ; Kiebel, 744. 
On the weight of the plumage of 
birds; Magnan, 874: On the relative 
weight of the liver and kidneys in birds ; 
Magnan, 875, 876 : The relative weight 
of the wings in carinate birds; Magnan, 
877 : On the relative weights of the 
remiges and of the wings without 
feathers in birds; Magnan, 879, 880: 
On the relative weights of the rectrices 
of carinate birds ; Magnan, 881 : The 
relative weight of the coverts and body- 
feathers of birds ; Magnan, 882 : On 
the relative amount of blood in different 
groups of birds ; Magnan, 883 : The 
rolativo weight of the liver when drained 
of blood ; Magnan, 885. 
On the presence of manganese 
especially in the avian uterus ; Bertrand 
& Medlgreceanu, 120. 
Evolution chimique des granulations 
acidophiles des oiseaux ; Kollmann, 779. 
EMBRYOLOGY. 5815 
Early Stages. 
On the early stages of the Pigeon’s 
egg from oocyte to cleavage periods ; 
Bartelmez, 94. 
Parthenogenetic segmentation in the 
eggs of hybrid ducks ; Chappellier, 264. 
Gastrulation in birds, a criticism on 
Mr. Patterson’s views ; Assheton, 50. 
The somites of the chick and their 
relation to re-segmentation ; Williams 
1616. 
Limbs and Head. 
On the development of the chondro- 
cranium in birds ; Van Wijhe, 1608. 
On an interesting vesicle lined with 
epithelium derived from the first bran- 
chial slit in the embryo sparrow ; 
Vitali, 1555. 
The fifth and sixth aortic arches in 
birds ; Locy, 836. 
On the development of the bill in the 
Common Heron ; Sushkin, 1436. 
