Avian Osteology

Avian Osteology

by B. M. Gilbert, Michael Martin, H.G. Savage

Publisher: ‎ Missouri Archaeological Society, 1st ed., 1996

Language: English

ISBN-10: ‎ 0943414830

ISBN-13: ‎ 978-0943414836

252 pages

Following on from his study of Mammalian Osteology, B Miles Gilbert, with his colleagues, now turns his attention to the identification and analysis of avian bones recovered from sites in North America. In sections devoted to each diagnostic bone in turn, fine drawings allow comparison between species.

The companion volume to Mammalian Osteology . This osteology of North American birds contains sections on avian osteoarchaeology, skeletal differences separating male-female and wild-domestic turkeys, and keys to separating families by elements.

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