INDEX TO OSTEOLOGY OF BIRDS 



371 



squamata, 198; explanation of 

 plates, 234, 236. 

 calvus, Otogyps, see Otogyps calvus. 

 Camptorhynchus, 249. 



labradorius, 336. 

 Canachites, 170, 200, 204, 209, 227. 



canadensis, 199—200, 201, 229. 



(Dendragapus) obscurus, 199-200. 

 canadensis, Branta, see Branta cana- 

 densis. 



Canachites, 199-200, 201, 229. 

 canorus, Cuculus, see Cuculus cano- 

 rus. 



Canvasback, 304. 

 Caprimulgi, 8, 346, 347. 

 Caracaras, 49, 107-14. 

 Cariama, 7, 133. 

 Carinatae, 208. 



carolinensis, Nettion, 270, 275, 299. 

 Carrion crow, 12, 17, 34, 44, 46. 

 caryophyllacea, Rhodonessa, 253. 

 Casarca casarca, 307. 

 Catharista, 12, 17, 33, 34, 37, 40, 44, 



45, 46, 50, 126. 

 urubu, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 19, 



20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 30, 37, 



39, 41, 47, 48, 126; figures, 29, 



3 2 > 37- 



Cathartes, 12, 38, 40, 44, 45, 50, 126. 

 a. septentrionalis, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 

 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24, 

 25, 26, 27, 30, 33, 39, 41, 42, 43, 

 44, 46, 47. 48, 49> 50. 126; 

 figure, 29 ; explanation of plates, 

 148, 162, 164. 

 niger, 39. 



Cathartidae, 7, 8, 98, 126, 127, 132- 

 33; pneumaticity of the skele- 

 ton, 10; osteology of, 10-52; 

 skull, 11-23; vertebral column, 

 23-34; table for comparison of 

 the vertebrae, 25, pygostyles, 

 29; scapular, arch, sternum and 

 pectoral limb, 34-43 ; table show- 

 ing the lengths of the bones of the 

 pectoral limb, 41; pelvis and 

 lower extremity, 43-51; table 

 showing the lengths of the bones 

 of the pelvic limb, 47; ribs, 

 figure,'32. 



Cathartoidea, 8, 126, 132-33. 

 Centornis, 336. 



majori, 336. 

 Centrocercus, 170, 184, 188, 208, 209, 

 210, 225, 227, 229, 230, 231, 232. 

 urophasianus, 170, 203-10, 229, 

 232; explanation of plates, 236 

 246. 



Centropus superciliosus, 349, 350. 

 Cereopsidae, 251. 

 Cereopsinae, 335, 336. 

 Chachalaca, 170, 224. 

 Chameornithes, 171. 

 Charadriomorphae, 171, 227. 

 Charitonetta, 249, 284, 338. 



albeola, 295. 

 charltoni, Arboriphila, 233. 

 Chauna, 339. 

 Chauveau, A., cited, 193. 

 Chen, 249, 306, 307, 311, 315, 316, 

 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 325, 

 327, 328, 329, 335. 



hyperborea nivalis, 306, 308, 315, 

 323. 325. 326, 327, 328, 329, 330. 

 Chenalopex, 306. 



aegyptiaca, 306. 



jubata, 306. 

 Chenomorphae, 171, 250, 251, 261, 



275- 



Chenornis graculoides, 336. 

 cheriway, Polyborus, see Polyborus 



cheriway. 

 Chionis, 172. 

 Chlanrydochen, 307. 

 Chloephaga poliocephala, 313; figure, 



3i3- 

 Chordeiles, 91. 



chrysaetos, Aquillia, see Aquilla 



chrysaetos. 

 Ciconiidae, 250. 

 Ciconiiformes, 8, 252. 

 Cinclus, 2 10. 



cinerea, Vultur, see Vultur cinerea. 



Circinae, 126, 129, 130. 



Circus, 91, 126. 



hudsonius, 9, 26, 126, 129; fig- 

 ures, 29, 32, 56, 58, 60, 64, 67, 

 71, 76; skull, 52-61; axial skele- 

 ton, 61-73; osteology of, 52-83; 

 pectoral limb, 73-75; pelvic 



