Axial Skeleton
“Fig 56 - Axial skeleton, minus the skull, of an owl, Asio wilsonianus, life size; from nature by Dr. R.W. Shufeldt, USA. at, atlas; ax,axis; cv, cervical vertebrae; c, c’, cervical ribs, or free pleurapophyses; dv, dorsal vertebrae, excepting the last one, which joins the sacrum; R, two of the six true ribs (pleurapophyses), whereof sr is sacral; u, one of the five uncinate processes or epipleura; cr, two of the six sternal ribs(haemapophyses), whereof the sixth floats; p, pelvic or sacral region of the spine, comprehending one dorsal, and several lumbar, sacral proper, and urosacral vertebrae; I ilium; Is, ischium; P pubis; a, acetabulum; in, ischio-iliac foremen; o, obturator foramen; clv, caudal or coccygeal vertebrae, whereof py is the pygostyle; s, scapula; ohs, os humero-scapulare; cl, clavicle; C, coracoid; S, sternum.” Elliot Coues, 1884
Keywords
birds, ornithology, bird anatomy, spine, dorsal, sternum, scapula, clavicle, lumbar, atlas, axis, Sacrum, acetabulum, Pelvic, Ilium, Coracoid, Ischium, Pubis, Caudal, Sternal, dorsal vertebrae, bird skeleton, bird bones, cervical vertebrae, cervical ribs, free pleurapophyses, ribs sacral, uncinate, epipleura, ribs haemapophyses, sacral proper, urosacral vertebrae, ischio-iliac foremen, obturator foramen, coccygeal vertebrae, pygostyle, humero-scapulareGalleries
Bird AnatomySource
Elliot Coues Key to North American Birds (Boston, MA: Estes and Lauriat, 1884)
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