Fulica, Part 1, v1314
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Pullian 1949 Enlicus Americana 138 Note: University Calf. Campus, Alameda Co., Calif. Detrimental part of the ordeal. They Have all been satisfactory a ctual Since that date. No 16 Same locality - X killed today, after being isolated from the other birds for 36 hours (it being the one that was able to get out of the pen), had a rectal temperature of 41.50 C at 4:50 p.m. Leg from fleet at base of top of mid-toe nail to inner end of tarsus metatarsus - 128 mm. On sexing living birds, the incision must be made between the ribs right at the posterior end of the scapula and care must be taken not to cut dorsal to the uncinate processes more than 10 mm or kidney will be damaged. The best incision would be in the first intercostal area just anterior to the anterior most leg muscle. Actually the best cut would be betw between the first and second true rib at the level of the uncinate process. This bird is a male, with 4 mm testes No 17 same locality - The bird operated on Saturday seems to be healing okay, the skin has a kind of white appearance around the wound, but it is not inflamed, at least the temperature seems to be no higher there than elsewhere. Caught /B/S this morning