I gratefully acknowledge many valuable suggestions in my research and
the preparation of this manuscript from Professors Theodore H. Eaton, A.
Byron Leonard, Richard F. Johnston, Robert M. Mengel, and E. Raymond
Hall. Mr. Abbot S. Gaunt and Miss Sandra Lovett assisted in collecting
specimens. Final drafts of the illustrations were prepared by Mr. Thomas
Swearingen.
MYOLOGY AND ANGIOLOGY: HIRUNDINIDAE
Figs. 1, 2, 3, and 4 illustrate the following muscles and arteries
described for _Progne subis_.
Myology
~_M. pectoralis thoracica_~, Fig. 1. The origin is from slightly less than
the posterior half of the sternum, from the ventral half of the keel,
almost the entire length of the posterolateral surface of the clavicle
and adjacent portion of the sterno-coraco-clavicular membrane, and
tendinously from the ventral thoracic ribs. This massive muscle covers
the entire ventral surface of the thorax and converges to insert on the
ventral side of the humerus on the pectoral surface.
~_M. supracoracoideus_~, Fig. 1. The origin is from the dorsal portion of
the keel and medial portion of the sternum, and is bordered ventrally by
the origin of M. pectoralis thoracica, and laterally by _M.
coracobrachialis posterior_. The origin is also from the manubrium and
the anterolateral portion of the proximal half of the coracoid and to a
slight extent from the sterno-coraco-clavicular membrane adjacent to the
manubrium. This large pinnate muscle converges, passes through the
foramen triosseum, and inserts by a tendon on the external tuberosity of
the humerus, immediately proximal to the insertion of _M. pectoralis
thoracica_.
~_M. coracobrachialis posterior_~, Figs. 1 and 3. The origin is from the
dorsolateral half of the coracoid, anterolateral portion of the sternum
(where the area of origin is bordered medially by _M. supracoracoideus_,
posteriorly by _M. pectoralis thoracica_, and laterally by _M.
sternocoracoideus_), and also to a slight extent from the area of
attachment of the thoracic ribs to the sternum. The muscle fibers
converge along the lateral edge of the coracoid and insert on the median
crest of the humerus immediately proximal to the pneumatic foramen. In
passing from the origin on the sternum to the insertion on the humerus,
the belly of the muscle bridges the angle formed by the costal process
of the sternum and the coracoid.
~_M. sternocoracoideus_~, Figs. 2 and 3. The origin is from the entire
external surface of the costal process of the sternum, and to a small
extent from the extreme proximal ends of the thoracic ribs where they
articulate with the costal process. The muscle inserts on a triangular
area on the dorsomedial surface of the coracoid. Like _M.
coracobrachialis posterior_, this muscle bridges the angle formed by the
costal process and the coracoid.
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Thoracic and Coracoid Arteries In Two Families of Birds, Columbidae and Hirundinidae — John Shaqi
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