THE GANNET'8 ANATOMY 



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The Tongue. — The tongue presents endless modifications 



among birds, but in the case of 

 the Gannet it can play but little 

 part in its owner's economy, 

 being barely .4 inch in length, 

 although thick in proportion. 

 Dr. Gadow observes that the 

 tongue is frequently small in 

 birds which have the bill, mouth, 

 and gullet very large (" Dic- 

 tionary of Birds," p. 974), and 

 such is the case with Sulci. 

 Neither is it likely to be of any 

 assistance for tasting purposes, 

 or for voice, yet 

 "^ it may have un- 



> M |\ known functions 



Im k\ connected with 



the swallowing of 

 fish. To my mind, 

 the most remark- 

 able thing about 

 a Gannet' s tongue 

 1 is its raised posi- 



tion, to which 



THE POSITION OF A GANNET'S TONGUE. 



