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Table 15. — concluded 



Total Wing Wing Wing Wing Pectoral muscles 

 weight area weight spread length weight, gm. 

 9*n. cm.'' gm. cm. cm. Large Small 



fichassiers plongeurs rameurs 



Fulica atra 578 618 40.5 



Gallinula chloropus 265 368 21.0 



Porsana porsana 69 228 6.44 



Rallus aquaticus 128 261 9.50 



Passereaux plongeurs rameurs 

 Alcedo ispida 36.4 108 3.75 28.8 8.29 6.02 0.76 



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