Skull of Common Fowl

“Typical Skull of Common Fowl (Galliformes). B, vertical longitudinal section: sa, surangular bone of mandible; ar, articular of mandible; d, dentary; f, frontal; me, mesethmoid; p, parietal; pf, postfrontal process; px, premaxillary; sq, squamosal; v, vomer; as, alisphenoid; bo, basioccipital; so, supraoccipital; os, orbitosphenoid; p’, prootic; pf, pituitary fossa; sp, splenial bone.” -Whitney, 1911

Keywords

Galliformes, Gallinae, bird anatomy, skull, skull parts, common fowl, vertical longitudinal section

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Source

William Dwight Whitney The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language (New York, NY: The Century Co., 1911)

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