ON THE SPINA INTERNA OF THE STERNUM OF SOME

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ON THE SPlNA INTERNA OF THE STERNUM
OF SOME PASSERihT BiRDS
MORONY(1985, pp. 387-388) described a &que skeletal structure in
[Sericossypha] albocristata in the fonn of an unpaired ossified bridge-like
stmcture of the sternurn extending from the ventral manubrial spine to the
dorsal spinen. In the belief that such a structure had not previously been
morded in Passerifomes, he proposed to name it Processus manubrii or
manubrial proccss.
in Piranga
However, the stcucture had in fact already been d&bed
(CLARK,1913), Bubalomis albirostrlr (CHAPIN,1917). Fringilla teydea, FringiIla coelebs. Cisticola juncidb, Cisticola robusta, Cisticola galactotes. and Cisticola exilis (MORENO,1984) -and has since been found in other species
(MORENO,1985, 1986).
This note serves not merely to clarify a priority issue but also one of
nomenclature. CHAPIN(1917) and MORENO(1984) used the name spina
interna for this structure and the name processus manubrii proposed by MORONY (1985) should not be aaepted for two reasons:
Firstly, the stmcture is clearly homologous to the spina interna found in
some avian Orders, the name having been originally defined by Fiirbringer
(... «und eine das Septum innen begrenznide unpaare Spina interna welche die
beiden Labia interna verbindet)), 1888, p. 158) and taken up by the Nomina
et al., 1979).
Anatornica Avium (BAUMEL
Secondly, the name manubrial process could be confusing because some
authors (OWN, 1866, pp. 28-29, SHUFELDT,
1882, p. 681; SHUFELDT,1909,
p. 294) have used it to indicate the whole manubriwn sterni when it is almost
wmpletely reduced, as occurs in some Falconidae.
Moreover, the processus manubrii of MORONY(1985) cannot be a «bridgelike stmcture» extending «from the Spina interna to the Spina externa of the
Rostnun stemú, (p. 388) because, unless the stmcture under discussion is it,
there is no spina interna in the sternwn of Passeriformes (GAWW, 1893, p. 85).
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NOTAS BREVES
SUMMARY
The Processus manubrii d e b e d by MORONY
(1985) as a «unique» skeletal structure of the
s t m u m of Seriocossypha albocrisiata have in fact already k n described by CLARK(1913).
CHAPIN(1917). and MORENO
(1984) in other passerine species. Following Fürbringer (1888) and
the nomenclature took up by the Nomina Anatomica Avium (BAUMEL
et al., 1979) this structure
should be named sipina interna instad of Proaessus manubrii.
sternum. morphology. Passerifomes.
KEYWORDS:
RESUMEN
Sobre la spina interna del sternum en olgwios Parserformes
La estructura descrita por MORONY
(1985) en el sternum de Sericossypha albocristata como
«única» entre los Passerifoms y a la que él denominó Processus manubrii, ya ha sido descrita con
anterioridad por otros autom ( C u w , 1913; CHAPIN,
1917; MORENO.1984) en otras especies de
dicho Orden. Por rawnes de homologia (F~RBRINGER,
1888), el término Processus manubrii de
MORONY(1985) no deberia ser arrpudo. Pero además, dicho Prmssus no puede ser una
((estructura en forma de puente que se extiende desde la Spina interna hasta la Spina externa del
Rostrum sterni» (p. 388) porque, al menos que la estructura en discusión lo sea, no hay spina
interna en el srernum de los Passerifomes (GADOW,1893. p 85).
PALABRAS
CLAVE:
sternum, morfologia, Passerifomes.
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