Dorsal surface of tongue Birds authors
Median groove Golden eagle, white tailed eagle, ducks and geese Komarek[11], Vollmerhaus and Sinowatz[10],Parchami[14]and Jackowiak and Godynicki[7].
Median crest cormorant Jackowiak et al. [15]
No marked structure Most birds Kobayashiet al. [6], McLelland[30], Grant and Temeles[35] and  Emura[26].
Table 3: Dorsal lingual surfaces between different avian species.