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Fig. 20I. Skeleton of an Egyptian vulture. Rh, cervical ribs; Du, inferior 

 spinous process of the thoracic vertebrae; CI, clavicle; Co, coracoid; Sc, scapula; St, 

 sternum; Stc, sternocostal bones (sternal ribs); Pu, uncinate process of the thoracic 

 ribs; % ilium; Js, ischium; P^, pubis; H, humerus; R, radius; U, ulna; C C, carpus; 

 Mc, metacarpus; P' P" P'", phalanges of the three fingers; Fe, femur; T, tibia; F, 

 fibula; Tm, tarso-metatarsus; Z, toes. (Claus-Sedgwick. Courtesy of Macmillan and 

 Co., Ltd.) 



