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by the testicles in the male. The ovaries vary in 
size from that of half the size of an egg to minute 
points, depending, as in the male, on the season of 
the year and age of the specimen. In very young 
birds the ovaries consist of a small white body 
which under a magnifying glass appears somewhat 
granular. In both male and female are two yellow- 
ish or whitish bodies, in the former sex lying above 
the testicles, but further forward, and consequently 
just in front of the kidneys ; and in the female they 
occupy about the same position. In addition to 
the ovaries in the female, the oviduct is always 
present (Fig. 7, 3), large, swollen, and convoluted 
during the breeding season, but smaller and nearly 
