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VERTEBRATA : AVES OR BIRDS. 



Birds, etc., all of which have the feet totipalmate, that is, 

 furnished with three full webs. In all these the hind toe 

 is low down and more or less turned to one side, and is 



FIG. 238. 



A 







A, Totipalmate loot. B, Bill auiTGiilar pouch of a Pelican. 



connected with the inner toe by a complete web. The 

 birds of this order are hatched in a feeble condition, and 

 require feeding by the parents. 



