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Show ‘Book I. Part II, Book I. Part ll. 0f the Stomach of Birds. 27; f ", :91}:3.53%;i , Goolt> I . ' Duck, ‘ Hen, Pheafant, Partridg, The main Stomach of a Turkey, c H A P. and Qfmol‘t Birds, is lodged near a tranl‘verl‘e Membrane, which is fiibfii- $3,233.13: tuted in the place of a Mldl‘lfl", as parting the lower from the middle Apar- maths. rimcnt, and is of a thick and FOIICl fubllance; whereupon it doth much dilfar from the Ventricle of an Eagle, "Owl, Cuckow, and of all Hawks, both XIX. 0f the Similar/2r of Birth. in Colour, Magnitude, and Conlillence, which have a peculiar way of links have Mu ran‘iiis btninaclzs. "'3 [ills of Prey, and Hawks, that feed upon Flelh, have not Mufcular b ( as rhole that eat Corn ,) but Meinbranous and finall narrow Ventridug: by realon, a little proportion of Flelh, being of great Nourilhrncnr ' liipplicth the defects of Nature. An liagle, in reference to the Magnitude of Body, is fur-nilhed with a little Stomach, much different From thatvof Bealts, as ending in an obtufc Cone, and is divided into two Regions, the upper taking its rile from the left Orifice, is covered with a white Ivlembraue, interlaced with many P3. rallel folds delcen'ding downward, and pinde with numerous Holes, Which are the terminations of divers Excretory \ellels, appertaining to manv Glands lodged under the inward hlcinbrane of the Ventricle, into wholi: (livity thri- Dufis dileharge a Fermentative Liquor: The inferior Region ol the Etomarh is rougher, as dtefled with more Furrows, reared in the digelling, Aliment, by realon their Stomachs are. cuinpofed of dryers delicate (Trhini'diaaiis thin Coverings, invelted outwardly With a White Robe, End'Vllthln With a iiiil'l‘fl‘" m foft flippet)' Matter 3 but the Ventricle ofa Goole, and the like, .15 Framed ,R .91? of a lolid red fiibllance, whole inward Recelles are 1ncr‘ulied With a hard goggggfggfly . ‘ . , Cartilaginous Matter. The fit: My Stomach confilleth of feveral Dimenlions, in Various Birds of 11",???ng tlifiereiit Magnitudes 5 its length runneth crols the lower Apartment, and lxzfycsrigiri‘cfl its B;eadth palleth downward from the Margent, of one-tide to the other; mtntofrhc" and its greatnefs is not to be valued from the largenels of its CaVity, but from ml" m , . the thicknehs of its Walls. The whole iFabi-ick of Mulcular Stomachs of Birds, {cemeth outwardly $2,133?" to be adorned with a kind of Oval Figure, {omewhat flattilh in the upper, Ovaland lower Region, whole middle is rendred unequal, by real‘on of fome Alperities; and its Extreamities are SemiCircular, fringed With red Mar- lninofl' Niembrane, under which is lodged not a Glandulous, as in the upper gents: And if thefe Stomachs be difporled of their yellow fat habit, the part of the \r'entriele, but a ilelhy Coat. thick Compage feeinetli for the molt part, to be a Mulcular Compolition, decked with white coverings ( lhininglike Silver) integrated of Tendinous About the partition of the upper from the lower part 0? the Stomach, are heated {our pointed Protuberances, endued with a grilly lubllance and accompanied with divers Glands, which are accommodated with Vellels, perforating the inward Coat of the fitomach, and tranlinitting a whitilhluice into its Cavity, to prepare theAliment For CL131CO&l0l1. r\ Callrel, a kind of Hawk, hath alfo a round Menibranous "tomach, not iitliiv as in Hens, Turkeys, Peacocks, and molt Birds, except thole of Prey. A Calh‘el dilli‘reth allb from Crauivorous Fowl, in reference to its plain Membrane, covering the infide ol the Stomach, which is deltitute of folds. A Heron, as Elli/2:45 :lllll'mt‘tli, hath three Stoniaclis: The Hill commonly called a Crop, or Crew, reletnbleth a Poke in Figure, and is a continuirion oi. the Cultt, as being of the fame lhbliance with it 3 and differeth in 0.1le and magnitude, and is compolEd of many Membranous Coats interlined with ficlhy, long, and circular Fibres, as conducive to expel the Con- Fibres, ariling out of a flelhy Circumference; and being carried in numerous long Lines, do meet in the middle of the upper and lower Surfaces, TI F T as in Ceiiters, and do confiitutc l‘trong white Tendons f, interleéhng each f [I 9 " other. The Gizard of a Goofe (and many other Birds ) is garnilhed with three pair of Mulcles: The firl't, as Iconceive, by reafon they molt readlly ac- r . F, mall our View, and pi'elEnt themlelves, and are narrow-long Mul'cles. 'dséz' beautifying the Margents of the Gizard ( With a red Fringe.) to which they are affixed, and are enducd with a kind of Seinilunary Figure, as be,. . lng lcgnients of a Circle; and have l‘lelhy crooked Fibres 1‘, palling 11,39" the whole length of the Mufeles, from one Extreamity to the other._ . The Seiuicircular lVlulElcs, have numerous Teudmous Fibres, lprouting out of their Extreamitiels, and fides, in right lines, like {0 manyRays Eh- roéted Aliment and its Recrements, into the lower part of the Culet, and lplayed +, and meet in the Center of the Gizard, ‘and make two thickwhite gag". alrer‘.':ard into the Orifice of the Stomach. Tendons 1‘, confilling of many Fibres ( decuflating each other) which are +7.1"an l0 clol‘ely conjoyned, that they cannot be parted, and are the Centers, upon which the Mtilcles of the Gizard, do mile their Motions The lecond Stomach of a Heron,is of a round Figure, and lefs then the fitft in Diiuenlions, and is ihaded with numerous Ramulets of Blood Vell‘els in its outward iiii'fiice, and is Furnilhed with a Valve, feared in the Oriliceol the Ventricle, to give a check to the return of Aliment into the Gulet and "‘ lirli‘ 5 A third CaVity, may be reckoned allb into the number of Stomachs, and is the knit of all, beautified with an Orbicular Figure, and is affixed to The {econd pair of Mufcles appertaining to the Gizard, may be Ftiled lateral, by realon they make the greatelt part Of both its fides, and are covered with two Integuments 5 the firll: is very thin and Meinbranous, the lecond is more thick and Tendinous, as compoled of many (mall Fibres, fo curioully united to each other, that they cannot be diltinguilhcd by'a care- the tide of the iceond Stomach, as an out-let to convey the digefted Ali- lefs Eye, and do end in two thick white Tendons, feated in the middle of ment into the lutefiines. the Gizard. Thele Mulhles begin in both Extrcamities of the Gizard, and terminate ‘ Between the Coats of the Stomach, relating to this Bird and others, are. lodged numerous Minute Glands, attended with many Duéls, piercing the white and hard l\'lembranes of the Ventricle, into which is conveyed a whi- tiih Liquor derived from the Glands, interlining the covering; of the Smmach. V The near the Traiifverle Mufcles, and are the molt fubfiantial parts of this thick and flelliy Ventricle. _ . ., ‘ Thefe great Lateral Mufcles, are COIl‘lPOFCd of divers thin fielhy Lammx, fTAJgJ'igJ: or Flakes 13 ( which I humbly congefivgbmay be called f0 many finiaztfccllizi ms. |
