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transversely in the common place. At the division of the trachea there 

 were many small muscles. 



The Magpie [Pica caudata, Ray] . 



It has no crop. The stomach, in respect of strength of coats, is 

 between that of the hen and the heron. The testicles were as large as 

 a horse-bean, pretty round, of a yellow colour, and very soft. The 

 thyroid gland is on the side of the trachea at its lower part. 



The Jay [Garrulus glandarius, Briss.] . 



The viscera of a jay are just like those of a jackdaw; so are the 

 small muscles of the trachea. They have a cavity above the anus as in 

 an owl. This specimen was a cock. 



The Nightingale [Sylvia luscinia, Linn.]. 



The stomach is a kind of gizzard ; the intestine is short, but pretty 

 wide. It has no caecum. There are muscles at the division of the 

 trachea, but not strong. [It has five pairs, as in all Sylviadce.~] 



The Sparrow [Pyrgita domestica, Cuv.]. 



" Mr. Cheston's compliments to Mr. J. Hunter, and begs his accept- 

 tance of three views of a sparrow, which was killed by a random shot 

 among a flight of birds of the same species in a lady's garden at Dursley. 

 The extraordinary length of the bill seems to have arisen from disease." 



The Large Wattle Bird, Banks [Philedon carunculatus, Cuv. ; 

 Merops carunculatus, Shaw]. 



This bird has no crop. The stomach, in strength, is between a 

 stomach and a gizzard : the internal horny coat is veiy strong. The 

 duodenum is very short ; from the last turn of the duodenum it becomes 

 a loose intestine, which then goes behind the root of the liver, and 

 behind the stomach, to the back of which it is attached ; it then passes 

 down the back to the anus. There are no cseca. There is no enlarge- 

 ment at the anus. The whole intestine is short and pretty large. 



The stomach contained a red fruit with a stone in it : many of these 

 stones were in the intestines deprived of their pidp. It has a gall- 

 bladder. There are muscles on the division of the trachea. The legs, 

 toes, and claws are similar to those of the crow and raven. The bill 

 woidd appear to come nearest to that of the Guinea-fowl. The wings 



