WITH THE AUTHORS COMPLIMENTS. 



Education Department Bulletin 



Published fortnightly by the University of the State of New York 



Entered as second-class matter June 24, igo8, at the Post Office at Albany, N. Y., 

 under the act of July 16, 1894 



No. 447 



ALBANY, N. Y. 



May 15, 1909 



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New York State Museum 



John M. Clarke, Director 



Museum bulletin 130 



OSTEOLOGY OF BIRDS 



R. W.'' SHUFELDT 



Accipitres 5 



Preface 5 



Introduction 7 



Cathartfdae lo 



Falconidae 52 



Osteological characters synop- 



tically arranged . . 125 



Relationships 133 



Addenda 133 



Explanation of plates 137 



Gallinae 169 



Gallus bankiva 173 



Analytical summary 222 



Relationships 227 



Addenda 228 



Explanation of plates 233 



Anseres 249 



Anseres {continued) 



Anatinae 270 



Modification of the larynx and 



trachea ; 297 



Appendicular skeleton 301 



Anserinae 306 



Trunk skeleton of the Anserinae 315 



Cygninae 330 



Notes on fossil Anseres 335 



Remarks on the classification 

 of the North American An- 

 seres 338 



Affinities 339 



Explanation of plates 341 



Coccystes glandarius 345 



Bibliography 357 



I ndex 369 



M2o6r.N8-i50o 



ALBANY 



UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK 

 1909 



