Of Birds. 
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Valvule Conniventss placed at the diftance of I or * of an 
inch. 
Of a Starling. 
The Gulet exceedeth not ? an inch in width. The Echinus 
fmall, with refpecl; to the other parts. The Gizard, mean 3 
near an oval fhape : the Re Junior confpicuous. Next to the 
Gizard (lands the {lender Gut, and the Greater follows 3 as 
in the Dunghill-Cock.'- contrary to the order kept in moil 
other Birds. Where they meet,there is a remarquable Con- 
traction. The Indentures run along the lower half of 
the Ample Gut 3 with fome Vndulations over-againft the 
C<xca. 
Of a Tellowhammer, 
The Gulet, at top is dilated into a Crop an inch and 4 
long, and above * an inch over. The Axis whereof, as in 
a Pigeon, is the fame with that of the lower part of the Gu- 
let, and not tranfverfe, as in the Gallinaceous kind. Curi- 
oufly Laced with 1 6 or 1 8 Rows of Glands, about half an 
inch long. The Green- Finch hath a Crop of the fame lhape : 
but the Glands fprinkled all over it 3 very fmall,yet diftindt. 
The Echinus very fmall 5 not above? of an inch long, 
and as broad. 
The Gizard above 3 an inch long , almoft ^ an inch 
broad 3 thin edg'd, but high in the middle 5 very ftrong 
and Tendinous. And it may here be obfervcl,' That 
although the Gallinaceous kind have a very large Gizard : 
yet in many other Birds, even of the fmalleft fort, the Gi- 
zard, with refpecl; to its bulk, is altogether as ftrong : that 
is to fay, the Mufcules, with refpecl: to their length and 
breadth, are as Thick, and their Tendons anfwerable 5 as not 
only in this Bird, but the Houfe- Sparrow, Linnet, Titlark 
and many more. And with refpecl; to the Body, fome 
fmall Birds have alfo a great Gizard, as a Chaffinch, which 
hath one four times as big as that of a Linet. 
The Guts about eight inches long. The Greater, three 3 
and above * over where wideft. The fmaller, about three 
and ^ 3 and above * th wide. The Reftum an inch and ? long, 
Ihaped like a Rear 5 * ths over in its wideft place : very great. 
The Caca ftand * of an inch, below its fmaller end : not 
above * th of an inch long, The 
