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Mr. Macartney’s Account, &c. 
EXPLANATION OF THE FIGURES. 
Fig. i. Represents a considerable portion of the intestinal 
canal of the snipe, in order to show the relative size of the 
appendix in that bird. 
a. Indicates the small intestine. 
b. The great intestine, or rectum. 
c. Is the appendix, on which may be seen, even upon the 
external surface, the marks of the cellular structure. At the 
extremity of the appendix, the remnant of the yolk bag may 
be perceived. 
d. Shows the two coeca of the great intestine, which are 
shorter in this bird than the appendix. 
Fig. 2. Is a short portion of the small intestine, with the ap- 
pendix, in the curlew. 
a. Is the intestine laid open, to exhibit the plicated, or twilled 
appearance of the villous coat which is a common structure in 
birds. 
b. The appendix opened also, to expose the cellular surface 
internally. 
c. Is the remnant of the yolk. 
N. B. This figure represents the parts perhaps a little 
larger than natural, owing to the drawing being made from 
a preparation in spirits ; but the proportion between the ap- 
pendix and intestine are nevertheless correct. 
