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or fine twine may be tied around the base when they will 

 eventually drop off. 



URINARY AND EEPHODL'CTIVE ORGANS OF THE HEN. 



ft, ovary; b, infundibular portion of oviduct; c, portion of oviduct 

 which secretes the albumen; <?', uterus or shell forming portion; </, intes- 

 tine; d', cloaca; c', e 7 , opening of the ureters: e", opening of oviduct; c'", 

 depression corresponding to the opening of atrophied oviduct; ,r/, bursa of 

 Fabricius; /,/,/, kidney divided into three lobes; c, right ureter. 



