. The fundus oculi of birds, especially as viewed by the ophthalmoscope [microform] : a study in comparative anatomy and physiology. Ophthalmoscopy; Eye; Ophtalmoscopie; Oiseaux; Oeil; Birds. TUK HKLATIONS OF HEITILIAX TO AVIAN FrXDI 117 Reptilia TruKisii (iKCKo. Itcniiilncliibis , iiiijiKc; left vyr. The fiimliis .nppvar- aiiccs (I'ljitc LIX) of this nocturnal lizard rcniiiKJ one of the Kiwi (Plate IV). The orange-red liaekjjround is uniformly (lotted with dark .sp(letely ohscured l)y a ehocolatc-browii. I'ij;. 1 IVclpii of ii Tiirkisli Gei'lii) { tun
. The fundus oculi of birds, especially as viewed by the ophthalmoscope [microform] : a study in comparative anatomy and physiology. Ophthalmoscopy; Eye; Ophtalmoscopie; Oiseaux; Oeil; Birds. TUK HKLATIONS OF HEITILIAX TO AVIAN FrXDI 117 Reptilia TruKisii (iKCKo. Itcniiilncliibis , iiiijiKc; left vyr. The fiimliis .nppvar- aiiccs (I'ljitc LIX) of this nocturnal lizard rcniiiKJ one of the Kiwi (Plate IV). The orange-red liaekjjround is uniformly (lotted with dark .sp(letely ohscured l)y a ehocolatc-browii. I'ij;. 1 IVclpii of ii Tiirkisli Gei'lii) { tun ). pecten, whose pointed free end projects a medium distance into the vitreous. There are no si>;ns of retinal or choroidal vessels. Clearly defined, white lines (opa(|ue nerve fibres) radiate from the disc margins, Riving the elFeet of a halo about the central zone of the picture. A Internl view of the Gecko pecten is seen in Fig. H.'i; it is .suggestive of a similar view of the ix'cten (Fig. i7}. ) To.\n. I'liryiiofiomii riiriniliiiii. Plate LX. I^'ft eye. Erect image. The color of the fundus oculi is a dark slate, irregu- larly strewn with minute, whitish dots of various sizes. There an ill-defined macular rcijioii. The i)ear-shaped, grayish papilla has n white margin, from which short fibres of u!i- c(|ual length radiate towards the periphery. .\ single ce!itral (?) artery seems to originate from the nervehead and with its six branches — two on one side of the disc, four on the other — ;* supplied mostly to the lower half of the eyeground. .\bove, a small branch anastomoses with a twig that runs from the periphery of the field. Xaia I'hite 1>XI. Left eye. Erect image. The general coloralinn of the fundus of this Snake is light gray-blue, .sparsely dotted with pigmiMit of a similar but deeper color. The whole back- ground is regularly covered with opaque nerve fibres radiate disposition reminds one of Mer
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