Project Gutenberg 2010-10-19 Public domain in the USA. 298 Stallcup, William B. Myology and Serology of the Avian Family Fringillidae: A Taxonomic Study Produced by Chris Curnow, Tom Cosmas, Joseph Cooper and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Myology and Serology of the Avian Family Fringillidae: A Taxonomic Study" by William B. Stallcup is a scientific publication written in the mid-20th century. The work focuses on the myological and serological characteristics of birds within the Fringillidae family, aiming to clarify taxonomic relationships that have historically been obscured by reliance on external morphological features. Through detailed anatomical studies and innovative serological techniques, it seeks to provide a deeper understanding of the evolutionary links between various species of finches. The opening of this study introduces the challenges faced in understanding the taxonomy of passerine birds, particularly those in the Fringillidae family, which includes several groups that appear distinct externally but may have shared anatomical traits. Stallcup discusses past research that has emphasized external characteristics, such as bill shape, while advocating for a more nuanced approach that includes internal structures like muscle patterns and biochemical properties. He outlines the methods he will employ to explore the comparative myology of the pelvic appendage and the physiology of birds, setting the stage for a detailed analysis aimed at re-evaluating and possibly restructuring the classification of finch species. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 48.3 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Birds Finches QH Text Animal Animals-Wild-Birds Browsing: Nature/Gardening/Animals Browsing: Science - General Category: Science - Biology Category: Archaeology & Anthropology 220826 2025-06-14T04:08:38.444827 text/html 206166 2010-10-19T14:46:46 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 365868 2010-10-19T14:46:48 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 401575 2025-06-14T04:08:49.473875 application/epub+zip 403769 2025-06-14T04:08:43.449815 application/epub+zip 114239 2025-06-14T04:08:41.226831 application/epub+zip 1072730 2025-06-14T04:08:52.973777 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1043768 2025-06-14T04:08:47.825809 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 170591 2022-09-15T12:33:57.016853 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 167214 2025-06-14T04:08:37.246899 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 167051 2010-10-19T14:46:46 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 48369 2010-10-19T14:46:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 167075 2010-10-19T14:46:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 48331 2010-10-19T14:46:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20589 2025-06-14T04:08:53.130769 application/rdf+xml 25733 2025-06-14T04:08:41.817826 image/jpeg 4763 2025-06-14T04:08:41.519833 image/jpeg 470931 2025-06-14T04:08:38.547838 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog