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.