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University of Kansas Publications Museum of Natural History Volume 12, No. 12, pp. 521-551, 22 figs. October 25, 1963
Jaw Musculature Of the Mourning and White-winged Doves
BY ROBERT L. MERZ
University of Kansas Lawrence 1963
University of Kansas Publications, Museum of Natural History Editors: E. Raymond Hall, Chairman, Henry S. Fitch, Theodore H. Eaton, Jr. Volume 12, No. 12, pp. 521-551, 22 figs. Published October 25, 1963 University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas PRINTED BY JEAN M. NEIBARGER, STATE PRINTER TOPEKA, KANSAS 1963 29-7865
Jaw Musculature Of the Mourning and White-winged Doves
BY ROBERT L. MERZ
For some time many investigators have thought that the genus Zenaida, which includes the White-winged and Zenaida doves, and the genus Zenaidura, which includes the Mourning, Eared, and Socorro doves (Peters, 1937:83-88), are closely related, perhaps more closely than is indicated by separating the several species into two genera. It is the purpose of this paper to report investigations on the musculature of the jaw of doves with the hope that, together with the results of other studies, the relationships of the genera Zenaida and Zenaidura can be elucidated.