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CHAPTER" XV. 

 DISSECTION OF THE PIGEON. Columba lima. 



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External characters Dissection of the pectoral muscles Dissec- 

 tion of the air-sacs Dissection of the digestive system Dissec- 

 tion of the circulatory system Dissection of the respiratory 

 system Dissection of the secretory and reproductive systems 

 Examination of the brain The sense-organs . . . 383 



APPENDIX. 

 ON THE PREPARATION OF REAGENTS. 417 



INDEX . . 423 



