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202  SECTION I  III  The Birds







































                                                        Figure 19-1  •  Ventrodorsal view of a healthy African Gray parrot showing the relative
                                                        length of its throat and neck compared with its total body length, which in this instance
                                                        is approximately one-third.








































                    Figure 19-2  •  Ventrodorsal oblique view of a dead whooping crane being screened by the Fish & Game service for suspected gunshot
                    injuries. Note the bird’s exceptionally long neck, which reaches nearly to the end of its torso.











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