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IN the followingpagesthe authorhasattemptedto reviewbrieflythe maincontributionpsertinentto anunderstandinogftheavianlungandair- sacsystem. Supplementingthis reviewis a descriptionof a methodfor castingthesystemusingWoodsAlloy. Castsweremadeofthelungsand airsacsoftheDomesticatePdigeon(Columbalivia). Thisbirdwaschosen becauseconsiderablweork had alreadybeendoneon its respiratorysystem. I amindebtedtotheDepartmentofZoologyatDartmouthCollegefor furnishingme the necessaryequipmentwith whichto pursuethe experi- mentalaspectof this problem. I alsowishto thank Dr. N. K. Arnoldand Dr. W. W. Ballardfortheirencouraginegnthusiasmandassistanc
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Gilbert, P. W. (1939). The Avian Lung and Air-Sac System. The Auk, 56(1), 57–63. https://doi.org/10.2307/4078361
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