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EGGS
EXAMPLES OF BIRDS’ EGGS
BEE HUMMINGBIRD
(Calypte helenae)
GREATER BLACKBACKED GULL
(Larus marinus)
BALTIMORE ORIOLE WILLOW GROUSE
(Icterus galbula) (Lagopus lagopus)
OSTRICH
(Struthio camelus)
COMMON TERN CARRION CROW CHAFFINCH
(Sterna hirundo) (Corvus corone) (Fringilla coelebs)
Eye
EMERGING FROM THE EGG THE NEWLY HATCHED CHICK
Beak
Chick heaves itself Tympanum
Eye out of the egg Egg-tooth (eardrum)
Chick is dry
Beak Tympanum (eardrum) about an hour
after hatching
Egg-tooth Nostril
Dry down
Shell
Toe
Claw
Wet down Remains of egg membranes
(amnion and allantois) Leg Eggshell
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