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similar in this respect to the rumen or paunch of a cow. In the 

 crop, the feed is mixed with digestive juices which soften and 

 prepare it for the second stomach (proventriculus). This latter 



Tongue 

 upper bill removed 



a 



b 



c- Crop 



d 



/* Gizzard 



y Duodenum 



h Small intestine 



i Caeca. 



h Rectum 



m Cloaca. 



o Liver 



p Spleen 



Gall bladder 



Pancreas 



AfterWheeles. 



FIQ. 97. The digestive tract of a fowl. 



organ is much smaller and more muscular than the crop and the 

 feed is passed into it only in small portions (Fig. 97). After 

 being acted upon by the digestive fluids of the second stomach, 



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