skeleton of a bird![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
furcula ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Bone resulting from the fusion of the lower portion of the two clavicles enabling the wings to spread.
phalanges ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Portion of the wing formed of articulated bones bearing the primaries.
carpus ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Portion of the wing formed of two short bones; it is located between the radius, the ulna and the metacarpus.
ulna ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Long sturdy bone located between the humerus and the carpus bearing the secondaries.
radius ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Long wing bone located between the humerus and the carpus.
humerus ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Long wing bone articulating especially with the radius and the ulna and bearing the tertials.
synsacrum ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Long bone resulting from the fusion of numerous vertebrae of the vertebral column, preceding the pygostyle.
pygostyle ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Bone of the terminal end of the vertebral column resulting from the fusion of several vertebrae.
pubis ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Ventral bone posterior to the ilium.
ischium ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Bone behind the ilium; the ilium, ischium and pubis fuse together to form a single bone to which the leg is attached.
ilium ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Large flat back bone fused mainly to the synsacrum.
femur ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Long bone articulating especially with the tibiotarsus.
tibiotarsus ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Separate at the crown, the tibia and fibula fuse into a single bone to form the tibiotarsus.
digits ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Each of the four terminal ends of the legs formed of different articulated bones called phalanges; most birds have four digits.
sternum ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Bone located at the ventral portion of the body and bearing the keel; the ribs are attached to it.
keel ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Bony ridge of the ventral surface of the sternum providing a solid support for the flight muscles.
rib ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Thin curved bone articulating with the vertebral column and the sternum.
coracoid ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Ventral bone connecting the scapula to the sternum.
clavicle ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Long bone located in the anterior ventral portion of the body; the two clavicles fuse to form the furcula.
scapula ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Large flat back bone. The juncture point of the scapula, clavicle and coracoid; the wing is attached to it.
cervical vertebrae ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Bony parts of the neck comprising the upper terminal end of the vertebral column.
mandible ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Bone forming the lower portion of the bill.
maxilla ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Bone forming the upper portion of the bill.
orbit ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Bony cavity of the upper lateral potion of the head containing the eye.
skull ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Bony structure enclosing and protecting the brain.