PAXTON’S 
ILLUSTRATIONS; 
WITH 
DESCRIPTIONS. 
INDEX TO THE PLATES. 
Plate Page 
1. The Watch.306 
2. The Eve.307 
3. The eye of birds and of the eel 308 
4. The lachrymal apparatus and 
nictitating membrane . . 309 
6. The human ear, and tympa¬ 
num of the elephant . . 310 
C. Trochlear muscle of the eye. 
and kidney.311 
7. Vertebi-ae of the human neck 312 
8. Bones of the arm .... 313 
9. The spine.314 
10. The chest, patella, and 
shoulder-blade .... 315 
11. The hip, knee and ankle- 
joints .316 
12. The sartorius and oblique 
muscles of the head . . 317 
13. The muscles of the arm . . 318 
14. The muscles that, raise the 
eye-lids, and sphincter or 
circular muscles . . . 319 
15. The digastric muscle • . 320 
16. The tendons of the toes . . 321 
17. The heart.322 
18. The stomach, gall-bladder, 
&c..323 
19. The lacteals, and thoracic 
duct. 324 
20. The parotid gland . . 325 
21. The larynx.326 
22. Package of the viscera, and 
mesentery.327 
23. Nerves of the bill of a duck 
—Valvulse conniventes— 
Chap. XIII. Air-bladder 
of a fish, and fang of the 
viper. . 328 
24. The opossum . . . 329 
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Plate Pag* 
25. Claw of the heron—Bill of 
die Soland goose . . 330 
26. Stomach of the camel . . 331 
27. Tongue of the woodpecker, 
and skull of the baby- 
rouessa.332 
28. Temporary and permanent 
teeth.333 
29. Foramen ovale, and ductus 
arteriosus.334 
30. Fore extrem i ty of the mole— 
Head of the elephant— 
Finger-like extremity of 
the proboscis—Section of 
the proboscis—Bat’s wing 
—Bill of the parrot—Eyes 
of insects—Eyes of a spi¬ 
der .335 
31. The chameleon, and intes¬ 
tine of the sea-fox . . 336 
32. The wings of die beetle, awl, 
sting of the bee, probos¬ 
cis, &c.337 
33. Silk secretors of the silkworm 
—Spinnerets of the spider 
—Panorpa communis— 
Female and male glow¬ 
worm—Larva libellulae— 
Breathing spiracufee—Pu¬ 
pa of gnat—Stratyonis 
chameleon.333 
34. The capsule, pistil, stamina, 
nigella, plumule, and rad¬ 
icle .339 
35. Vallisneria.340 
36. Cuscuta Europaea .... 341 
37. The autumnal crocus. . . 342 
38. The dionsea mucipula . . 843 
39. Astronomy . .... 844 
