Two thin, scroll-like structures (one median, one anterior) extending from the lateral wall of each nasal cavity; they are covered with a mucus-secreting membrane that contains the nerve endings of the olfactory nerves, which sense odors. The mucus traps dust, and blood vessels in the membrane warm the inhaled air. Found on https://academy.allaboutbirds.org/bird-academys-a-to-z-glossary-of-bird-ter