The Appendicular Myology of the Pygmy Falcon (Polihierax semitorquatus)
1956; University of Notre Dame; Volume: 55; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês
10.2307/2422594
ISSN1938-4238
Autores Tópico(s)Avian ecology and behavior
ResumoThe African Pygmy Falcons of the genus Polibkirax, together with four other genera (Spiziapteryx, Gampsonyx, Microhierax, and Neohierax), have been placed in the subfamily Polihieracinae (Peters, 1931:281-284). Except for some general comments on Microhierax (Beddard, 1898:473-474; Pycraft, 1902:297; Friedmann, 1950:3), apparently nothing has been published on the internal anatomy of these genera. I am indebted to Mr. John G. Williams of the Coryndon Museum, Nairobi, East Africa, for sendinig me an alcoholic specimen of Polihirax semitorquatus, upon which this paper is based. All dissection was done with the aid of a binocular microscope using lOx magnification. Terminology for wing muscles follows Fisher (1946); that for leg muscles follows Berger (1953).
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