He then led them to imagine these bones clothed with the fleshy parts, or muscles, of which the mass, the Ligaments, and the sinews, formed the branches.
"A Practical Enquiry into the Philosophy of Education"
James Gall
They were examined first on the nature and uses of the bones, their shapes, substance, joints, and Ligaments.
"A Practical Enquiry into the Philosophy of Education"
James Gall
In other cases they are hung to or between two or more leaves to which the birds attach the nest, much as a Tailor-bird would do, using, however, fine grass instead of cobwebs or cotton-wool for Ligaments.
"The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds, Volume 1"
Allan O. Hume