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Skeleton

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Here are entered works on the comparative morphology, mechanics, etc. of the skeleton. Comprehensive and systematic works on the anatomy of the bony structure of man and its articulations, and comparative studies and discussions of bony structures of vertebrate groups other than man are entered under the heading Bones. Studies of skeletal remains are entered under Human remains (Archaeology); Animal remains (Archaeology).

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On the Tarsus and Carpus of Birds, 1867 - 1872

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Scope and Contents This volume first contains the publication On the Tarsus and Carpus of Birds, by Edward S. Morse and published from the Annals of the Lyceum Natural History in New York. Following that are numerous drawings of the bones of various birds and other animals pasted into the pages, and some illustrated book plates. There are also numerous letters, both loose and pasted into the pages, pencil and pen drawings, drafts of at least one presentation, and sections of other publications. Drawings and...
Dates: 1867 - 1872