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Merlin
(Falco columbarius)

Skull




Dorsal View
Ventral View
Lateral View

 

Total Length Male = 42.28 - 45.51 mm Mean = 43.97 mm (n=8) Female = 43.42 - 48.37 mm Mean = 46.71 mm (n=10)
Width Male = 26.36 - 27.05 mm Mean = 26.73 mm (n=10) Female = 27.44 - 29.00 mm Mean = 28.39 mm (n=9)

 

 


Tarsometatarsus



Right and Left
Anterior View
Left and Right
Posterior View

 

Total Length Male = 34.87 - 38.39 mm Mean = 36.12 mm (n=10) Female = 36.92 - 40.10 mm Mean = 38.18 mm (n=11)
Proximal End Width Male = 6.20 - 7.63 mm Mean = 6.58 mm (n=10) Female = 6.84 - 7.51 mm Mean = 7.17 mm (n=11)
Distal End Width Male = 6.12 - 7.33 mm Mean = 6.53 mm (n=10) Female = 6.96 - 7.85 mm mean = 7.23 mm (n=11)

 

 




Tibiotarsus




Right and Left
Anterior View
Left and Right
Posterior View

 

Total Length Male = 52.57 - 58.92 mm Mean = 54.64 mm (n=10) Female = 57.31 - 61.80 mm Mean = 59.38 mm (n=11)
Proximal End Width Male = 6.40 - 7.56 mm Mean = 6.83 mm (n=10) Female = 6.81 - 8.18 mm Mean = 7.50 mm (n=11)
Distal End Width Male = 6.13 - 7.52 mm Mean = 6.45 mm (n=10) Female = 6.57 - 7.34 mm Mean = 7.01 mm (n=11)

 




Femur



Right and Left
Anterior View
Left and Right
Posterior View

 

Total Length Male = 41.34 - 45.78 mm Mean = 43.41 mm (n=10) Female = 45.59 - 48.41 mm Mean = 46.78 mm (n=11)
Proximal End Width Male = 7.16 - 7.98 mm Mean = 7.49 mm (n=10) Female = 7.72 - 8.81 mm Mean = 8.24 mm (n=11)
Distal End Width Male = 6.89 - 7.36 mm Mean = 7.15 mm (n=10) Female = 7.21 - 8.61 mm Mean = 7.92 mm  (n=11)

 

 



Humerus




Right and Left
Anterior View
Left and Right
Posterior View

 

Total Length Male = 43.91- 46.13 mm Mean = 45.31 mm (n=9) Female = 48.25 - 53.17 mm Mean = 50.62 mm (n=11)
Proximal End Width Male = 10.64 - 15.67 mm Mean = 12.33 mm (n=11) Female = 11.97 - 17.09 mm Mean = 13.27 mm (n=11)
Distal End Width Male = 8.68 - 9.38 mm Mean = 9.06 mm (n=11) Female = 9.62 - 10.50 mm Mean = 10.04 mm (n=11)

 

 



Ulna



Left and Right
Extensor View
Right and Left
Palmer View

 

Total Length Male = 49.83 - 52.93 mm Mean = 51.28 mm (n=9) Female = 54.87 - 60.04 mm Mean = 57.32 mm (n=11)
Proximal End Width Male = 5.91 - 6.90 mm Mean = 6.28 mm (n=10) Female = 6.46 - 7.57 mm Mean = 7.02 mm (n=11)
Distal End Width Male = 4.98 - 5.82 mm Mean = 5.35 mm (n=10) Female = 5.73 - 6.61 mm Mean = 6.14 mm (n=11)

 

 



Radius



Right and Left
Dorsal or Extensor View
Left and Right
Ventral or Palmar View

 

Total Length Male = 45.19 - 51.31 mm Mean = 47.44 mm (n=10) Female = 50.22 - 55.40 mm Mean = 52.64 mm (n=11)
Proximal End Width Male = 3.22 - 4.43 mm Mean = 3.57 mm (n=10) Female = 3.56 - 4.91 mm Mean = 3.91 mm (n=11)
Distal End Width Male = 3.37 - 4.67 mm mean = 4.07 mm (n=10) Female = 3.65 - 5.08 mm Mean = 4.57 mm (n=11)

 

 



Carpometacarpus



Right and Left
Palmar View
Left and Right
Extensor View

 


Total Length Male = 29.83 - 38.59 mm Mean = 31.53 mm (n=11) Female = 32.74 - 35.59 mm Mean = 34.05 mm (n=11)
Proximal End Width Male = 5.94 - 9.10 mm Mean = 7.85 mm (n=11) Female = 7.12 - 9.64 mm Mean = 8.27 mm (n=11)
Distal End Width Male = 5.38 - 6.78 mm Mean = 5.79 mm (n=11) Female = 5.97 - 6.53 mm Mean = 6.17 mm (n=11)

 

 

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