A Description of That Curious Natural Machine, the Wood-Peckers Tongue, etcBy Richard Waller Esq; Late Secretary to the Royal Society . ( 5^1 ) Mucous matter Glutinous which is furnilhed by thetwo Pyramidal Glands; for I take the ufe of that Mua4sto be chiefly, if not only, to lubricate the Paflage in theFagina, for the more eafy flipping of the Cartilagestherein. He defcribes the Mofcles for exerting the Tongue, andextends them from their Infertion at the lower Beak, tothe End of the fpringy Ligaments, as he terms what Icall Cartilages 5 to which lie adds another fmall Liga^menc capable of Ex
A Description of That Curious Natural Machine, the Wood-Peckers Tongue, etcBy Richard Waller Esq; Late Secretary to the Royal Society . ( 5^1 ) Mucous matter Glutinous which is furnilhed by thetwo Pyramidal Glands; for I take the ufe of that Mua4sto be chiefly, if not only, to lubricate the Paflage in theFagina, for the more eafy flipping of the Cartilagestherein. He defcribes the Mofcles for exerting the Tongue, andextends them from their Infertion at the lower Beak, tothe End of the fpringy Ligaments, as he terms what Icall Cartilages 5 to which lie adds another fmall Liga^menc capable of Extenfion, at the End of the othertwo next the Nofe, which when the Tongue is thruflout is relaxt and ftretchd. He alfo defcribes the pair ofMufcles faftned to the Root of the Tongue and Oj Hpi^des, ferving to draw the Tongue into the Mouths thefe hemakes to be wound round about thc^fpera Arteriaoncc ortwice, in which I think there is fome Miftake; being ofopinion the Mechanifm for this Adion of drawing in ofthe Tongue, is different from what is here defcribed^ asIn the Explication of the Figures I ihall endeavour to not
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