. Animal activities; a first book in zoo?logy. Zoology; Animal behavior. BIRDS. 203 assisting in spreading the wing. There are only three fingers, and the bones of these and of the palm and wrist are so grown together that it is difficult to distin- guish them. Connected with the wing are two clavi- cles, or collar-bones, which unite at their ends to form the wish-bone. These, with the scapulars or shoulder- blades and the coracoid bones, form the pectoral girdle wings in place. While the chief organ of flight is the wing, it must be remembered that the whole body aids in aerial na
. Animal activities; a first book in zoo?logy. Zoology; Animal behavior. BIRDS. 203 assisting in spreading the wing. There are only three fingers, and the bones of these and of the palm and wrist are so grown together that it is difficult to distin- guish them. Connected with the wing are two clavi- cles, or collar-bones, which unite at their ends to form the wish-bone. These, with the scapulars or shoulder- blades and the coracoid bones, form the pectoral girdle wings in place. While the chief organ of flight is the wing, it must be remembered that the whole body aids in aerial navi-. 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 French, Nathaniel Stowers, 1854-. New York [etc. etc. ] Longmans, Green and Co
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