Scientific American Supplement, No. 514, November 7, 1885Various
Science
Scientific American Supplement, No. 514, November 7, 1885
Various
Science -- Periodicals
Professor Theodore G. Wormley, in the new edition of his work, gives the
following sizes of blood corpuscles, as measured by himself and
Professor Gulliver. We have only copied the sizes for mammals and birds.
It will be seen that, with three or four exceptions, the sizes obtained
by the two observers are practically the same:
Mammals Wormley. Gulliver.
Man 1-3250 1-3260
Monkey 1-3382 1-3412
Opossum 1-3145 1-3557
Guinea pig 1-3223 1-3538
Kangaroo 1-3410 1-3440
Muskrat 1-3282 1-3550
Dog 1-3561 1-3532
Rabbit 1-3653 1-3607
Rat 1-3652 1-3754
Mouse 1-3743 1-3814
Pig 1-4268 1-4230
Ox 1-4219 1-4267
Horse 1-4243 1-4600
Cat 1-4372 1-4404
Elk 1-4384 1-3938
Buffalo 1-4351 1-4586
Wolf (prairie) 1-3422 1-3600
Bear (black) 1-3656 1-3693
Hyena 1-3644 1-3735
Squirrel (red) 1-4140 1-4000
Raccoon 1-4084 1-3950
Elephant 1-2738 1-2745
Leopard 1-4390 1-4319
Hippopotamus 1-3560 1-3429
Rhinoceros 1-3649 1-3765
Tapir 1-4175 1-4000
Lion 1-4143 1-4322
Ocelot 1-3885 1-4220
Mule 1-3760
Ass 1-3620 1-4000
Ground squirrel 1-4200
Bat 1-3966 1-4173
Sheep 1-4912 1-5300
Ibex 1-6445
Goat 1-6189 1-6366
Sloth 1-2865
Platypus (duck-billed) 1-3000
Whale 1-3099
Capybara 1-3164 1-3190
Seal 1-3281
Woodchuck 1-3484
Muskdeer 1-12325
Beaver 1-3325
Porcupine 1-3369
Llama, Long diam. 1-3201 1-3361
Short " 1-6408 1-6229
Camel, Long diam. 1-3331 1-3123
Short " 1-5280 1-5876
WORMLEY GULLIVER.
Birds. Length. Breadth. Length. Breadth.
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