POST-MORTEM EXAMINATIONS 



forms of cold or lung conges- 

 tion. 



9. Examine the brain (Fig. 34) for 

 blood clots. Some care will be 

 necessary in cutting through 

 the skull so as not to injure the 

 brain tissue, which should be a 

 milky white. A sharp and 

 strong pair of scissors or a 

 small, fine saw (e. g., tenon 

 saw) will be useful for older 

 birds. Remove the skin and 

 cut from behind, raising the 

 bones and exposing the brain. 



2. The Normal Condition of the 

 Internal Organs 



(See Fig. 32.) 



The oesophagus carries the food from the 

 mouth and passing down the neck beside 

 the windpipe opens into 



The crop, where the food is macerated. 

 Thence it gradually passes into 



The true stomach (or proventriculus), 

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