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C H A P . Vii.
Of the f r j i Difcovery of the ^jiJiem of Abforbent LaSleal and Lymphatic Vejfeh
in Birds i FiJijes^ and Amphibious Animals y - - 38
G H A P. VIII.
Of the Brain and Organs of the Serfes in Fiji^esy
S e c t . I. Of the Brain in Fijbes.^ and Nervous Syjiem in general,
^^CT.\\.OftheNoJeinFiJbes,
43
ib.
4 4
Of the K A R in Fishes.
Sec.t.IIIv Of the Ear in the Cetaceous Fi/hes, - - 45
Sect. IV. Of the Ear of Amphibious Animals y and particularly of the Sea 7ortoife
or Turtle, - - - . - 46
Sect.V. Of the Ear in the Cartilaginous and OJfeous Fifies, • 47
Sect. VI. A DefcrtptionoftheEarofaSkate, - - 48
Sect. VII. A Dejcription of the Ear ofthe Squahis Squatina, or Angel Fi/hi 50
Sect. VIII. A Defcription of the Ear in fome of the longfhaped Cartilaginous
Fijhesy and in the OJfeous Ffhes, - - - ib.
C H A P . IX.
Experiments on Hearing in JVatery - - Z ^ z
C H A P . X.
OftheJeveratWay'i'nwEiai'm ^„mor ¿Sonorous Bodies is communicated,
in the different Claffejs of Animals, to the Nerves Jpread out on the Bottom of the
Ear, - - - - - 54
C H A P . XI.
OftheEyesinFifhes, - - - . 57
C H A P . XII.
The Anatomy of the Cuttle Fijh, or Sepia Eoligo, • - 62
C H A P XIII.
The Anatomy of the Sea Egg, or Echinus Marinus, - - (36
E X P L AE
X P L A N A T I O N OF THÉ T A B L E S .
T A B L E I.
i.gc.
The Figures of this Tabic reprcfent the extent of the furface of the gins,
the heart, the branchial arteries and veins, and aorta of a Slcate, iilled
with injedion, - - ^ . . ^^
ib.
T A B L E II.
In this Table the thoracic and abdominal vifcera, with the circulating reins
of a female Skate, are reprefented, . - .
t a b l e lii.
This Table fliows fully thé arteries and circulaang Veins of the chylopoietic
vifcera of a Skate, with a flight Iketch of the lacleals, all filled with injcdion,
- . . - 78
T A B L E III*.
This Table rcprcfcnts tlic mufcnlar coat of the mcfenteric vein of an Ox, 79
t a b l e iv^
In this Table the lungs, the heart, and large veffels of a Sea Tortoife or
Turtle are delineated,
t a b l e V.
This Table rcprefents a large lymphatic veffel fituated oh the flde of thé Cod
K f l i ; andlikewife the principal duds which pour out mucus on the furface
of the body, - . - So
T A B L E VI.
This Table rcprcfcnts chiefly the mucous dufls on the fore part of a Skate, 8r
T A B L E VII.
The Figures in this Tabic reprefent the ducts which pour out mucus on the
back part of the Skate ; and likewifc the meatus auditorii externi ib.
T A B L E VIII.
This Tabic fliows two fmall canals at the fides of the anus in the Sturgeon,
which lead into tlie ca:vity of die abdomen ; and two other paffagcs, by
which the cavity of the abdomen communicates, in that fifli, with the
pelves of the kidneys, • - ' 8 3
T A B L E