Ulisse Aldrovandi
Ornithologiae tomus alter - 1600
Liber
Decimusquartus
qui
est
de Pulveratricibus Domesticis
Book
14th
concerning
domestic
dust bathing fowls
transcribed by Fernando Civardi - translated by Elio Corti - reviewed by Roberto Ricciardi
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A
Os uteri. B
Uteri corpus ovum duro putamine tectum habens. C
Uteri protensi pars capacitati eiusdem proxima, substantia albicante,
paucioribus venis referta. D
Uteri pars tertia crassior, rubicundior, venis plurimis intertexta. EEE
{Mesareon} <Mesenterion> Uteri. F
Pars suprema uteri protensi praetenuis, hians ad loca ovorum sub
septo transverso. GG
Ova sub septo transverso concepta. aa
Ova tenella venulis distincta. LL Pedunculus, quo ovum spinae haeret. |
A The opening of the oviduct. B The
body of the uterus holding an egg covered with a hard shell. C Part of
the stretched out oviduct whose capacity is close to that of uterus,
made of a whitish substance, rich in fewer veins. D The
larger, more reddish third part of the oviduct, interwoven with very
many veins. EEE Mesentery of the oviduct. F The uppermost very thin part of the stretched out
oviduct, opening toward the places of the eggs under the transverse
septum. GG Eggs conceived under the transverse septum. aa Still young eggs adorned with little veins. LL The
little stem with which the egg clings to the spine. |