SMITHSONIAN CONTRIBUTIONS TO KNOWLEDGE 



VOL. 3£i, NO. 3. PL. S 



Fio. 90 



Left femur of Meleagris gallipav 



(wild turkey) 



Fig. 91 

 Left femur of Meleagris gallipavo 

 (domestic turkey, 16 lbs. weight) 



Fig. 911/2 

 Left fomur of Meleagris gallipavo 

 (domestic turkey, 32 lbs. weight) 



Fig. 92 



Left feanur of Dendragapus obscurus 



(blue grouse) 



Fig. 93 



Left femur of Rhea americaua 



(rtiea) 



Fio. 94 



Left femur of Struthio 



(ostrich) 



KKi.95 

 Haversian system of 

 Fig. 94, showing early 

 central and late pe- 

 ripheral stages of 

 development 



Fig. 95'^ 



Left femur of Phasianus tor- 



quatus (Chinese pheasant) 



Fig. 96 



Right femur of Dromsus nova 



hollandias (emu) 



^-^A 



Fig. 97 

 Pemur of Anas boscas (mallard duck) 



KiG. 98 



Femur of Emberiza citrinclla 



(yellow hammer) 



Fio. 99 



Right femur of Chaima cristata 



(crested screamer) 



Fig. mo 



Loft femur of Pandion carolinensis 



(American osprey) 



BIRDS 



