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are narrower and lie almost parallel with the coracoids ; tlioy 

 are also somewhat hooked at the free end. In Gallus the 



Fig. 1. 



Sternum of Numida vulturina. 



(Lateral view, § nat. size.) 



posterior lateral processes consist of two divergent pieces of 

 bone — also known respectively as the external and internal 

 xiphoid processes — which spring from the sternum by a 



Sternum of Gallus bankiva. 

 (Lateral view, § nat. size.) 



common narrow bar of bone. The arrangement characteristic 

 of Numida, as will be seen from the accompanying figure 



