Comments on: Bird Anatomy: Complete Guide – Including Feet, Skeleton & Wings https://earthlife.net/bird-anatomy-complete-guide/ An encyclopedia of life on earth Sat, 28 Oct 2023 00:18:53 +0000 hourly 1 By: Gordon Ramel https://earthlife.net/bird-anatomy-complete-guide/#comment-4670 Fri, 05 Feb 2021 01:09:04 +0000 https://www.earthlife.net/?p=282#comment-4670 In reply to Chuck McAlexander.

You are correct, there is no discussion of the APM, either as ADFM or DTLM theories. This is because they are unproven theories, first described in 1866 and largely reported in common literature though frequently challenged scientifically. Recent research on European Starlings has suggested that for this species at least the theory is false. See “Experimental Analysis of Perching in the European Starling” by Galton and Shepherd 2012. Earlier research has also failed to find any automatic mechanism in other species such as Rock Doves and American Crows. That said, I will try and add something on how birds sleep in the future.

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By: Chuck McAlexander https://earthlife.net/bird-anatomy-complete-guide/#comment-4480 Sun, 31 Jan 2021 19:03:52 +0000 https://www.earthlife.net/?p=282#comment-4480 The drawings and descriptions are good. What I miss is any discussion of the passive gripping of a perch in passerines with anisodactyl foot configuration. In field observations I notice the #3 digit is frequently not involved in grasping the perch unless it is more than slightly angled. I have yet to come to s conclusion about #1. One drawing shows two tendons or muscles passing below the foot pad from the rear. Do they attach to more than one digit each?

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