. Elements of zoölogy. Zoology. 226 BACKBONED ANIMALS. position of the knee is seen at k j then follows the foot, /, or tarso-metatarsus, that in wading birds is very long, and in powerful fliers, as the man-of-war hawk (Fig. 283), very- short. The heel, hy is far from the ground, and to the foot-bone are attached the two, four, or five toes, as the. Fig. 268.—Skeleton of a sparrow. a, quadrate bone, peculiar to reptiles and birds and some amphibia; d, breast-bone; m, merry-thought or collar-bone ; c, coracoid bone, over which the tendon works to pull up the wing; fi, plowshare-bone, on which
. Elements of zoölogy. Zoology. 226 BACKBONED ANIMALS. position of the knee is seen at k j then follows the foot, /, or tarso-metatarsus, that in wading birds is very long, and in powerful fliers, as the man-of-war hawk (Fig. 283), very- short. The heel, hy is far from the ground, and to the foot-bone are attached the two, four, or five toes, as the. Fig. 268.—Skeleton of a sparrow. a, quadrate bone, peculiar to reptiles and birds and some amphibia; d, breast-bone; m, merry-thought or collar-bone ; c, coracoid bone, over which the tendon works to pull up the wing; fi, plowshare-bone, on which the tail grows. Wing-bones : a, upper arm ; e, elbow; fa, fore-arm ; w, wrist; t, thumb; ha, hand. Leg-bones: M, thigh-bone; k, knee; /, lower part of leg ; h, heel; /*, foot. case may be, that are armed with scratching or clinging claws that extend in different directions. Generally there are three before and one behind, as in Fig. 268 ; others have two before and two behind, or, as in the swifts, all four extend to the front. To prevent birds from falling while asleep on a perch, there is a wonderful arrangement. 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 Holder, Charles Frederick, 1851-1915; Holder, Joseph Bassett, 1824-1888, joint author. New York : D. Appleton and company
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