A Dictionary of Birds, 1. osaA. and C. Black, 1899 - 1212 pages |
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Page 46
... muscles , they indeed mark the extreme points of the five primary bony pieces of the sternum . In 1810 appeared at Heidelberg the first volume of Tiedemann's carefully - wrought Anatomie und Naturgeschichte der Vögel - which shews a ...
... muscles , they indeed mark the extreme points of the five primary bony pieces of the sternum . In 1810 appeared at Heidelberg the first volume of Tiedemann's carefully - wrought Anatomie und Naturgeschichte der Vögel - which shews a ...
Page 57
... muscles ( anomalæ ) —the latter including what some later writers called Picariæ . For the rest his classification demands no particular remark ; but that in a work of this kind he had the courage to recognize , for instance , such a ...
... muscles ( anomalæ ) —the latter including what some later writers called Picariæ . For the rest his classification demands no particular remark ; but that in a work of this kind he had the courage to recognize , for instance , such a ...
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... muscles to be of much taxonomic use , and it was reserved to Johannes Müller to point out that the contrary was the fact . This the great German comparative anatomist did in two com- munications to the Academy of Sciences of Berlin ...
... muscles to be of much taxonomic use , and it was reserved to Johannes Müller to point out that the contrary was the fact . This the great German comparative anatomist did in two com- munications to the Academy of Sciences of Berlin ...
Page 72
... muscles , have a divided planta , it cannot be logical to assume that among the Oscines , which possess song - muscles , such of them as have an undivided planta must be higher than those that have it divided . The argument , if it can ...
... muscles , have a divided planta , it cannot be logical to assume that among the Oscines , which possess song - muscles , such of them as have an undivided planta must be higher than those that have it divided . The argument , if it can ...
Page 92
... muscular conformation of the thigh in Birds any more conclusive when they come to be impartially and carefully ... muscles of the thigh , and elaborated by him in 1874 , that he gave up the arrangement he had published barely more ...
... muscular conformation of the thigh in Birds any more conclusive when they come to be impartially and carefully ... muscles of the thigh , and elaborated by him in 1874 , that he gave up the arrangement he had published barely more ...
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Accipitres affinity Africa allied animals appearance Asia Australia authors belonging bill Birds-of-Prey bones breed British cæca called characters chiefly colour common commonly Coraciida Corvida Cotingida Cuckow described distinct dorsal doubt eggs embryo England English Europe exist Family Fauna feathers flight former genera genus given group of birds habits hallux Hesperornis Hist Ibis Ichthyornis India inhabits Islands known Larida latter less Linnæus Madagascar male mentioned muscles Museum naturalists Nearctic nearly Neotropical nest NIGHTJAR North America northern observed occur original ornithologists Owls Palearctic Parrots Passeres peculiar perhaps Pigeons Plovers plumage portion possess posterior present Proc Prof published Ratitæ Ratite rectrices regarded Region remarkable remiges resemblance seems shew shewn South species specimens sternum structure Swainson systematists tail Temminck tendon tion TITMOUSE toes Trans ventral vertebral whole wholly wings word writers young Zool Zoological