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Rough-legged Hawk
(Buteo lagopus)

 

 

Skull




Dorsal View
Ventral View
Lateral View

 

Total Length Male = 73.95 - 81.30 mm Mean = 78.43 mm (n=9) Female = 77.40 - 84.04 mm Mean = 81.21 mm (n=11)
Width Male = 47.57 - 51.21mm Mean = 49.53 mm (n=11) Female = 49.64 - 51.97 mm Mean = 50.91 mm (n=12)

 

 



Tarsometatarsus



Right and Left
Anterior View
Left and Right
Posterior View

 


Total Length Male = 63.87 - 71.16 mm Mean = 67.54 mm (n=11) Female = 65.61 - 73.82mm Mean = 71.83 mm (n=12)
Proximal End Width Male = 11.72 - 13.44 mm Mean = 12.29 mm (n=10) Female = 12.28 - 13.97 mm Mean = 13.28 mm (n=12)
Distal End Width Male = 12.73 - 14.77 mm Mean = 13.49 mm (n=11) Female = 13.32 - 15.34 mm Mean = 14.47 mm (n=12)


 



Tibiotarsus



Right and Left
Anterior View
Left and Right
Posterior View

 

Total Length Male = 93.93 - 106.14 mm Mean = 100.22 mm (n=10) Female = 100.02 - 109.11 mm Mean = 104.39 mm (n=12)
Proximal End Width Male = 13.25 - 14.57 mm Mean = 14.08 mm (n=11) Female = 13.68 - 16.23 mm Mean = 14.97 (n=11)
Distal End Width Male = 12.02 - 13.24 mm Mean = 12.20 mm (n=11) Female = 11.90 - 13.72 mm Mean = 12.85 mm (n=12)

 

 



Femur



Right and Left
Anterior View
Left and Right
Posterior View

 


Total Length Male = 74.37 - 82.89 mm Mean = 78.04 mm (n=10) Female = 79.07 - 85.72 mm Mean = 82.57 mm (n=12)
Proximal End Width Male = 13.86 - 16.19 mm Mean = 14.87 mm (n=11) Female = 14.35 - 16.42 mm Mean = 15.58 mm (n=12)
Distal End Width Male = 14.66 - 16.26 mm Mean = 15.35 mm (n=11 ) Female = 15.27 - 16.81 mm Mean = 16.30 mm (n=12)


 



Humerus




Right and Left
Anterior View
Left and Right
Posterior View

 

Total Length Male = 103.03 - 117.72 mm Mean = 109.59 mm (n=10) Female = 109.99 - 122.36 mm Mean = 117.32 mm (n=12 )
Proximal End Width Male = 20.34 - 23.71 mm Mean = 21.52 mm (n=11) Female = 20.97 - 24.41 mm Mean = 22.73 mm (n=12)
Distal End Width Male = 17.53 - 20.20 mm Mean = 18.52 mm (n=11) Female = 17.82 - 20.74 mm Mean = 19.50 mm (n=12)

 




Ulna



Left and Right
Extensor View
Right and Left
Palmer View

 

Total Length Male = 119.77 - 135.00 mm Mean = 127.50 mm (n=10) Female = 127.42 - 139.35 mm Mean = 13.89 mm (n=10)
Proximal End Width Male = 11.66 - 15.05 mm Mean 12.79 mm (n=11) Female = 12.50 - 15.26 mm Mean = 13.89 (n=12)
Distal End Width Male = 9.09 - 10.18 mm Mean = 9.39 mm (n=11) Female = 9.24 - 10.58 mm Mean = 10.02 (n=12)

 

 



Radius



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

 

Total Length Male = 113.82 - 127.06 mm Mean = 120.89 mm (n=10) Female = 121.03 - 133.05 mm Mean = 127.46 mm (n=12)
Proximal End Width Male = 6.24 - 7.05 mm Mean = 6.57 mm (n=11) Female = 6.32 - 7.39 mm Mean = 6.88 mm (n=12)
Distal End Width Male = 7.77 - 9.62 mm Mean = 8.57 mm(n=) Female = 8.43 - 10.01 mm Mean = 9.09 mm (n=12)

 




Carpometacarpus



Right and Left
Palmar View
Left and Right
Extensor View

 

Total Length Male = 60.88 - 69.90 mm Mean = 66.20 mm (n=10) Female = 65.62 - 72.56 mm Mean = 69.45 mm (n=12)
Proximal End Width Male = 14.44 - 16.13 mm Mean = 13.74 mm (n=10) Female = 15.04 - 16.91 mm Mean = 15.23 mm (n=12)
Distal End Width Male = 9.36 - 12.02 mm Mean = 10.02 mm (n=10) Female = 10.12 - 12.55 mm Mean = 10.74 mm (n=12)

 

 

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