PRINTED BY
FERD VOILAND, JR., STATE PRINTER
TOPEKA, KANSAS
1954

25-4632

Myology and Serology
of the Avian Family Fringillidae,
a Taxonomic Study

BY
WILLIAM B. STALLCUP

Contents

PAGE
[Introduction]160
[Myology of the Pelvic Appendage]162
[General Statement]162
[Materials and Methods]163
[Description of Muscles]164
[Discussion of Myological Investigations]175
[Comparative Serology]185
[General Statement]185
[Preparation of Antigens]186
[Preparation of Antisera]188
[Methods of Serological Testing]188
[Experimental Data]190
[Discussion of Serological Investigations]190
[Conclusions]201
[Summary]208
[Literature Cited]210