Please start this bird anatomy series with post #403, March 10. Most birds are designed for flight and flying demands a rigid airframe. The bird's rib cage and backbone are fused together . . . only the neck, tail, and wings are flexible. The spine of mammals - human and quadruped - is supple. A bird's spine is rigid . . . if it were supple, the bird would lose control and could not fly. The bird's bones are hollow, light, and remarkably strong. For instance, a pelican weighs twenty pounds…

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Pieds d'Oiseaux - The Feet of Birds You can clearly see the wide range of foot structures found in the Neornithes, and the intended usage of some of them is pretty obvious. When it comes to...

3. The Wings The Wings: The wings are some of the most complex adaptations evolved by birds to cope with their lifestyle and so are equally complicated in their morphology. In general, however, a s…