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COMPARATIVE OSTEOLOGY. 



FIG. 36. 



Skeleton of a Bird, a, Radius and Ulna ; 6, Dorsal vertebne ; c, Sacrum 

 and Pelvis; g, Ploughshare bone; h, Tibia; i, Metatarsus ; d, Furculum; 

 e, Carina of the Sternum ; /, Distal phalanx of pectoral limb. 



A. 



C.Ji. 



m x. Flo. 37. m.x. 



Sternum of a Bird. A, Lateral aspect ; B, Inferior aspect ; r, Rostrum ; 

 c.p, Coital process ; pl.o, Pleurosteon ; c, Carina ; m.x, Middle Xiphoid process. 



