CAPONISING. Wf 



we have the crop, situated under the root of the neck, 

 the gastric glands being contained in the lower 

 oesophagus or large pipe connecting the crop to the 

 gizzard, which latter lies far down in the abdominal 

 cavity ; whilst the liver, which in poultry is furnished 

 with a gall-bladder, lies on the tail side of the diagonal 

 diaphragm, instead of on the head side, as in the 

 Ostrich. In poultry the total length of the intestines 

 is comparatively much shorter tlian in the Ostrich ; 

 what we have called the maniply in the Ostrich, and is 

 immediately after the coeca, being altogether wanting in 

 the fowl, the whole lenojth of the fowl's laro^e intestine 

 being only a few inclies. 



It is quite possible that emasculation could be 

 accomplished in both sexes by severing the oviduct, 

 but this would require a scientific anatomist and skilful 

 operator to perform. 



Of course, as long' as there is such a ready sale for 

 all sorts of Ostriches with very little attention being 

 paid to their quality, the subject of capon isation will not 

 attract mucli attention. But the day will certainly 

 come when none but the best birds will be allowed to 

 breed. 



