Living Birds with claws on wings

John Bruner jbruner at GPU.SRV.UALBERTA.CA
Fri Jan 17 15:46:06 CST 1997


I was taught many years ago in my undergraduate ornithology class that the
only living bird with one or two claws on its wings as an adult is the
Hoatzin from Brazil. Therefore, I was very surprised to see a claw on the
first digit of the wings of 5 emus being prepared in the U. of A. Zoology
Museum.  Are there other Ratities or other living birds with a claw on the
first digit of their wing?

Just curious.  Thanks!
John
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