Figure 34. Character 70 in Morphology-based phylogenetic analysis and classification of the family Rhinocryptidae (Aves: Passeriformes)

Figure 34. Character 70 and its postulated states. Processus vocalis, lateral surface, rectangular ossified plate: A, absent – 70.0; B, present – 70.1. Stippled areas are cartilaginous tissue, non-stippled areas are calcified structures. A1/B1 elements are indicated. Syringes of (A) Merulaxis ater (MCP 2001) and (B) Eleoscytalopus indigoticus (MCP 2332) in lateral view (A, left side; B, right side). Scale bars = 2 mm.