POST-MORTEM EXAMINATIONS 
forms of cold or lung conges- 
tion. 
g. 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 esophagus 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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