Skeletal characters and the genera of blackbirds (Icteridae)

Condor

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 239-257

  Webster, J Dan ^a  

^a HANOVER COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Blackbirds; Generic classification; Icteridae; Skeletons

Indexed keywords

AMBLYCERCUS; GNORIMOPSAR; ICTERIDAE; OREOPSAR;

EID: 0037695155     PISSN: 00105422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/condor/105.2.239     Document Type: Article

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