Carotid Arteries of Birds

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"h, root of aorta; 1, arch of aorta, to the right side; li, left innominate; ri, innominate; ls, left subclavian; rs, right subclavian; lc, left carotid; rc, right carotid. Aves bicarotidinae abnormalis, certail parrots, with two carotids, not alike." Elliot Coues, 1884

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aorta, bird anatomy, bird artery, bird heart, birds, carotid arteries, internal parts of birds, North American birds, ornithology, subclavian

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Elliot Coues Key to North American Birds (Boston, MA: Estes and Lauriat, 1884)