. Comparative zoology, structural and systematic. For use in schools and colleges. Zoology. Fig. 115.—Skeleton of the Tortoise (plastron removed): a, cervical vertebrae; c, dor- sal vertebrae; d, ribs; e, sternal ribs (the marginal bones of the carapax); I, scap- tila; k, clavicle; b, coracoid bone; /, pelvis; i, femur; g, tibia; h, Fig. 116.—Skeleton of a Vulture: 1, cranium—the parts of which are separable only in the chick; 2, cervical vertebrte; 3, dorsal; 4, coccygeal, or caudal; the lumbar and sacral are consolidated together, and to the ribs, 5; 6, sternum, or breast- bone, ext
. Comparative zoology, structural and systematic. For use in schools and colleges. Zoology. Fig. 115.—Skeleton of the Tortoise (plastron removed): a, cervical vertebrae; c, dor- sal vertebrae; d, ribs; e, sternal ribs (the marginal bones of the carapax); I, scap- tila; k, clavicle; b, coracoid bone; /, pelvis; i, femur; g, tibia; h, Fig. 116.—Skeleton of a Vulture: 1, cranium—the parts of which are separable only in the chick; 2, cervical vertebrte; 3, dorsal; 4, coccygeal, or caudal; the lumbar and sacral are consolidated together, and to the ribs, 5; 6, sternum, or breast- bone, extraordinarily developed; 7, furculum, clavicle, or "wish-bone;" 8, cora- coid; 9, scapula; 10, humerus; 11, ulna, with rudimentary radius ; 12, metacar- pals; 13, phalanges of the great digit of the wing ; 19, thumb; 14, pelvis; 15, fe- mur ; 16, tibia and fibula, or crus; 17, metatarsus (tarsus is wanting in Birds); 18, Internal digit, or toe, formed of three phalanges; the middle toe has four pha- langes ; the outer, five; and the back toe, or thumb, Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Orton, James, 1830-1877. New York, Harper and brothers
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