tomial การใช้

The tomial sheath is large, and inside an alveolar ridge is distinct and well formed.
The beak is short, black, and hooked, and contains a tomial tooth to help tear into prey.
The smaller members of the order have a comb-like mandible, made by the tomial plate, for plankton feeding.
Despite its relatively small size, the masked shrike has been recorded as killing species such as lesser whitethroat and little swift . Vertebrates are killed by bill blows to the back of the head, and the tomial teeth are then used to separate the neck bones.