. A book of birds. Birds. 14 A BOOK OF BIRDS terminating in little hooks (figs. 5b and 6) ; further, the portion bearing these booklets is twisted, so as to take a vertical instead of a slant- ing position. The series of barbules which run along the other side of the ramus, or '* barb," are known as the posterior barbules, and differ entirely in shape from those of the anterior series just described. Like the anterior series, however, they may be described as ribbon-shaped ; but they are curled so that the lower edge touches the lower segment of the curve next in front of it, thus forming
. A book of birds. Birds. 14 A BOOK OF BIRDS terminating in little hooks (figs. 5b and 6) ; further, the portion bearing these booklets is twisted, so as to take a vertical instead of a slant- ing position. The series of barbules which run along the other side of the ramus, or '* barb," are known as the posterior barbules, and differ entirely in shape from those of the anterior series just described. Like the anterior series, however, they may be described as ribbon-shaped ; but they are curled so that the lower edge touches the lower segment of the curve next in front of it, thus forming a series of troughs, as in fig. 6, where they are seen in section. The upper edge of each of these curved plates, you will notice, is turned over scroll-fashion, and further, as in fig. 5a, it will be seen that the plate is bent upon itself near its middle and is notched along its lower 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 Pycraft, William Playne. London, Sidney Appleton
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