How was the bird olah offered? He ascended the ramp, turned to the surrounding ledge, [and] arrived at the southeast corner. He would perform melikah on its head opposite the back of its skull, and separate, and drain its blood upon the Altar wall. He would [then] take the head and bring its incision up against the Altar, saturate it with salt, and throw it upon the fires. He would [then] come to the body and remove the crop, and the feathers and entrails which were attached to it, and throw them to the place of the ashes. He would rend but not separate [it]; however, if he separated [it], it is valid. He would [then] saturate it with salt and throw it upon the fires.