<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The author provides an osteological guide to songbirds, based on 11 skeletal parts of 51 genera, at the genus level for ornithologists studying owl pellets, paleontologists and archaezoologists. The mandible, the coracoid bone, the scapula, the humerus, the ulna, the carpometacarp, the first phalanx bone of the second finger, the femur, the tibiotars, the tarsometatars and the claw bone are presented.</p><p>The morphological characteristics and method of measurement of the examined skeletal parts and the photographs of the appropriate bones are illustrated on 52 plates and 17 figures. The measurement data are also provided in 11 size tables. For every discussed bone, 3-6 characteristics are chosen, and their codes consist of 3-6 letters. In case of overlaps, dimensions are the determining factors, and for the humerus and the ulna, the ensemble of the two bone end pairs can be used.</p></abstract>

The author provides an osteological guide to songbirds, based on 11 skeletal parts of 51 genera, at the genus level for ornithologists studying owl pellets, paleontologists and archaezoologists. The mandible, the coracoid bone, the scapula, the humerus, the ulna, the carpometacarp, the first phalanx bone of the second finger, the femur, the tibiotars, the tarsometatars and the claw bone are presented.The morphological characteristics and method of measurement of the examined skeletal parts and the photographs of the appropriate bones are illustrated on 52 plates and 17 figures. The measurement data are also provided in 11 size tables. For every discussed bone, 3-6 characteristics are chosen, and their codes consist of 3-6 letters. In case of overlaps, dimensions are the determining factors, and for the humerus and the ulna, the ensemble of the two bone end pairs can be used.

Osteological guide of songbirds from Central Europe

Department of Paleontology, Eötvös Loránd University, 1117 Budapest, Pázmány Péter sétány 1/c, Hungary

Ornis Hungarica

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The author provides an osteological guide to songbirds, based on 11 skeletal parts of 51 genera, at the genus level for ornithologists studying owl pellets,...

Osteological guide of songbirds from Central Europe

Published Online: Jan 13, 2016

Page range: 62 - 155

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/orhu-2015-0016

Keywords
Central-Europe, guide, osteology, Paleornithology, archeozoology, Passerines

© 2015 Jenő (Eugen) Kessler, published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Osteological guide of songbirds from Central Europe

Published Online: Jan 13, 2016

Page range: 62 - 155

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/orhu-2015-0016

KeywordsCentral-Europe, guide, osteology, Paleornithology, archeozoology, Passerines

© 2015 Jenő (Eugen) Kessler, published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Central-Europe, guide, osteology, Paleornithology, archeozoology, Passerines