Education Department Bulletin 



Published fortnightly by the University of the State of New York 



Entered as second-class matter June 24, 1908, at the Post Office at Albany, N. Y., 

 under the act of July 16, 1894 



No. 447 ALBANY, N. Y. May 15, 1909 



New York State Museum 



John M. Clarke, Director 

 Museum bulletin 130 



OSTEOLOGY OF BIRDS 



BY 



R. W. SHUFELDT 



PAGE 



Accipitres 5 



Preface 5 



Introduction 7 



Cathartidae 10 



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 



Index 369 



