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INTERNAL ORGANS OF FOWLS 



The process of digestion in poultry differs materially 

 from that in animate that chew their food. Fowls have 

 no teeth, the functions of the teeth being performed 

 by the gizzard, in which, by the aid of grit, the food is 



FIG. 1 



ground into pulp. The greater part of the food eaten 

 by poultry is swallowed whole and passes in that 

 condition to the crop, where it absorbs considerable 

 moisture before it passes to the other digestive organs. 

 A general view of the internal organs of a hen is 

 shown in Fig. 1. After being picked up by the bill, the 



