. Carnegie Institution of Washington publication. . 1 Z 3 FIG. A.—i. Cross-section of beak of Polish fowl through wide nostril; o. e., outer ethmoidal fold. 2. Cross-section of beak of Minorca fowl through narrow nostril; p. m., premaxillary boue ; >i, nasal bone. 3. Cross-section of beak of fowl behind nostril ; o. e., outer ethmoidal fold. is so short that the narial aperture is very wide and the outer ethmoidal fold is exposed to view. The nostril may be said to be wide or " high " (figs. 7, 12). Sometimes the upper margin of the nostril may even be elevated above the lev
. Carnegie Institution of Washington publication. . 1 Z 3 FIG. A.—i. Cross-section of beak of Polish fowl through wide nostril; o. e., outer ethmoidal fold. 2. Cross-section of beak of Minorca fowl through narrow nostril; p. m., premaxillary boue ; >i, nasal bone. 3. Cross-section of beak of fowl behind nostril ; o. e., outer ethmoidal fold. is so short that the narial aperture is very wide and the outer ethmoidal fold is exposed to view. The nostril may be said to be wide or " high " (figs. 7, 12). Sometimes the upper margin of the nostril may even be elevated above the level of the culmen of the beak, and in this case a transverse fold crosses the culmen from nostril to nostril. This I call the ctilminal fold. The morphology of the nostril of the Polish fowl seems to be little under- stood. The term "cavernous" is applied to this form by the American. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Carnegie Institution of Washington. Washington, Carnegie Institution of Washington
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