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. 2013 Nov 14;8(11):e80036. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0080036

Table 2. Aspects of the bill morphology of five species based on µCT scans.

Species n Overlap of lower by upper beak (mm)* Extention of rhamphotheca distal of premaxilla tip (mm) Extention of rhamphotheca distal of dentary tip (mm) Extent of premaxillary symphysis (mm)
North Island brown kiwi 3 55.57 ± 0.74 1.27 ± 0.36 0.62 ± 0.29 4.2 ± 0.2
Eurasian woodcock 2 2.87 ± 0.13 0.9 0.64 11.8
Bar-tailed godwit 1 2.27 1.42 1.69 9.3
Black-winged stilt 1 1.45 4.34 4.15 > 11.7*
South Island oystercatcher 1 0 9.84 9.57 > 6.3*
*

symphysis occurred proximal of the cut edge of the sample