. The anatomy of the domestic fowl . Domestic animals; Veterinary medicine; Poultry. i%f&» Fig. 79.—Photomicrograph of the section of skin from the sole of the foot of a hen. i, Homy stratified squamous epithelium, a, Stratiim corneum. 6. Stratum lucidum. c, Stratum germinativum. 2( Connective tissue supporting membrane, pars reticularis. 3, Blood-vessels. The feathers may be considered of two chief kinds, the quill feathers and the clothing feathers. The most rudimentary of the latter are known as down. A quill feather consists of two principal parts: the quill, or calamus, and the vane,
. The anatomy of the domestic fowl . Domestic animals; Veterinary medicine; Poultry. i%f&» Fig. 79.—Photomicrograph of the section of skin from the sole of the foot of a hen. i, Homy stratified squamous epithelium, a, Stratiim corneum. 6. Stratum lucidum. c, Stratum germinativum. 2( Connective tissue supporting membrane, pars reticularis. 3, Blood-vessels. The feathers may be considered of two chief kinds, the quill feathers and the clothing feathers. The most rudimentary of the latter are known as down. A quill feather consists of two principal parts: the quill, or calamus, and the vane, or vexillum. The quill is continuous with the central shaft, called the rachis, the two form- ing the stem of the feather. Projecting outward from the stem on each side are a large number of pointed and very flexible harhs. These barbs are located nearly at right angles to the quill and have extending from them at right angles smaller processes or 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 Kaupp, Benjamin Franklyn, 1874-. Philadelphia ; London : W. B. Saunders Company
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