Download or read book Avian Osteology written by B. Miles Gilbert and published by Missouri Archaeological Society. This book was released on 1996 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following on from his study of Mammalian Osteology , B Miles Gilbert, with his colleagues, now turns his attention to the identification and analysis of avian bones recovered from sites in North America. In sections devoted to each diagnostic bone in turn, fine drawings allow comparison between species. A catalogue of the common names of birds ends the study.