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Retina

The light-sensitive layer lining the inside of the eyeball. It is made up of 'rods' and 'cones', the former being most numerous in nocturnal birds, the latter in diurnal birds.

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From Peter Weaver's Birdwatcher's Dictionary
Copyright © 1981 by Peter Weaver


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