Catalogue of the collections / Comp. by E.M. Holmes.

  • Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain. Museum
Date:
1878
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    Cervidce. CAMELIDjE. 838. Llama Glama, Gray; and L. Vicugna, Gray. a. Intestinal calculus. {Occidental Bezoar.) Note.—These calculi vary in size, from that of a pea to a small marble. In some the surface is smooth and angular, and in others granulated. The colour is yellowish white, and the surface dull. For chemical con- stitution of occidental bezoar, see Watts, Diet. Chem., p. 584. ORDER, HTRACOIDBA. HYRACIDJE. 839. Htrax Capensis, Pall. (Gape Badger, Daman, Basse, Coney, Klip das.) a. Hyraceum, an original tin. b. Ditto, from Cape Town. c. Substance found in hyraceum. d. Faeces of the animal. Note.—For an account of this substance, see Pappe, Florce Capensis, Med. Prodromus, p. 46 ; Per. Mat. Med., vol. ii., pt. 'ii., pp. 827-831 ; P. J. [1], vol. x., p. 559. Specimen e appears to consist of the faeces of the animal. See P. J. [1], vol. x., p. 559. For analysis, see P. J. [1), vol. xiii., p. 213. For importation, see P. J. [1], vol. x., p. 559; vol. xi., p. 366. ORDER, PROBOSCIDEA. ELEPHA NTIDJE. 840. Elephas Africanus, Guv. (Elephant.) a. Ivory turnings. b. Ivory black. Note.—See Moquin-Tandon, Med. Zool., p. 80. ORDER, CARNIVORA. URSIDM. 841. Drsus Americanus, Pallas. (American Black Bear.) a. Genuine bears' grease. b. Ditto. Note.—Specimen b was obtained from a bear which died at the Zo- ological Gardens in London. VIVEBRIDJE. 842. Viverra Civetta, Schreb. (Common Civet.) a. A horn of civet. 843. Viverra Zibetha, L. (Zibeth Civet.) a. The animal stuffed. Note.—This animal is distinguished from the common civet by not possessing a dorsal crest, and by the fur being shorter, etc. For fig., see Moquin-Tandon, Med. Zool., p. 117.