. Comparative anatomy of vertebrates. Anatomy, Comparative; Vertebrates. -MF - Z' FlG. 132. -SKELKTiiN OF THK AND TAIL OV A C'ARINATE BlKU. (The skeleton of the body is indicated by dotted lines.) F, digits ; Fl, fibula ; H W, carpus ; MF, tarsometatarsus ; MH, carpometa- carpus; OA, humerus ; OS, femur ; Py, pygostyle ; #, coracoid ; Rd, ulna ; Sch, scapula ; >SV, sternum, with its keel (Cr) ; T, tibiotarsus ; £//, radius ; ~], :., digits. and in the extinct New Zealand Moa (J)inornis) no trace of it has been found : in Penguins it serves as a paddle. The relation of the superficial
. Comparative anatomy of vertebrates. Anatomy, Comparative; Vertebrates. -MF - Z' FlG. 132. -SKELKTiiN OF THK AND TAIL OV A C'ARINATE BlKU. (The skeleton of the body is indicated by dotted lines.) F, digits ; Fl, fibula ; H W, carpus ; MF, tarsometatarsus ; MH, carpometa- carpus; OA, humerus ; OS, femur ; Py, pygostyle ; #, coracoid ; Rd, ulna ; Sch, scapula ; >SV, sternum, with its keel (Cr) ; T, tibiotarsus ; £//, radius ; ~], :., digits. and in the extinct New Zealand Moa (J)inornis) no trace of it has been found : in Penguins it serves as a paddle. The relation of the superficial surface of the wings to the weight of the body is far from constant, and depends largely on the relative power of flight; on the whole, the wings are relatively largest in small, light Birds than in large, heavy 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 Wiedersheim, Robert, 1848-1923; Parker, W. N. (William Newton), d. 1923. London, Macmillan and co. , limited
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