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Bahaman
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; Caraira de las
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(
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: AF; Table 8)
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<emphasis id="B943946EFFE42248ED83FA39FEDEFA5E" box="[151,359,1486,1510]" italics="true" pageId="31" pageNumber="32">Caracara creightoni</emphasis>
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, Bull.
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Mus., Vol. 4, no.11, p. 353.
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<emphasis id="B943946EFFE42248ED83F9FAFEC1F990" bold="true" box="[151,376,1549,1576]" pageId="31" pageNumber="32">Referred material.</emphasis>
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,
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-4828; proximal halves of right tarsometatarsi, MNHNCu 75.4844-4847; proximal ends of right tarsometatarsi, MNHNCu 75.4848-4850; right tarsometatarsi without proximal ends, MNHNCu 75.4829-4831; distal end of right tarsometatarsus, MNHNCu 75.4839; left tarsometatarsus without distal end, MNHNCu 75.4840; proximal ends of left tarsometatarsi, MNHNCu 75.4841-4843; distal halves of left tarsometatarsi, MNHNCu 75.4832-4835; distal ends of left tarsometatarsi, MNHNCu 75.4836-4838. San Felipe
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: Fragmentary notarium, MNHNCu 75.4579; distal ends of right tibiotarsi, MNHNCu 75.4584-4585; distal ends of left tibiotarsi, MNHN- Cu 75.4580-4583; distal ends of right tarsometatarsi, MNHNCu 75.4586-4591; distal ends of left tarsometatarsi, MNHNCu 75.4592-4593
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.
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<emphasis id="B943946EFFE42248EEBCF849FC02F860" box="[936,955,1982,2008]" italics="true" pageId="31" pageNumber="32">C</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="B943946EFFE42248EEDDF849FB89F860" box="[969,1072,1982,2008]" italics="true" pageId="31" pageNumber="32">cheriway</emphasis>
(
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)
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,
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.
<emphasis id="B943946EFFE42248E851F849FA25F860" box="[1349,1436,1982,2008]" italics="true" pageId="31" pageNumber="32">plancus</emphasis>
(J. F.
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)
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and
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<emphasis id="B943946EFFE42248ECB7F815FE0FF844" box="[419,438,2018,2044]" italics="true" pageId="31" pageNumber="32">C</emphasis>
.
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(
<bibRefCitation id="EFA6358DFFE42248EF0CF815FD7CF845" author="Ridgway, R." box="[536,709,2018,2045]" pageId="31" pageNumber="32" pagination="459" refId="ref29978" refString="Ridgway, R. (1876) [Polyborus lutosus]. Bulletin U. S. Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories, 1, 459." type="journal article" year="1876">Ridgway, 1876</bibRefCitation>
)
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in being of smaller size, but it is slightly large and more robust compared with the extinct
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.
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, from South America. Qualitative characters include a large and high premaxillary, laterally compressed (ventral view), with very rounded dorsal arch (lateral view). Dorsally, culmen and bridge (between nasal openings) wide. Distance between nasal openings (which are wide and ovoid in
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, circular in species of
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) and tomium, deeper than in the other species. Ulna with large anterior articular ligament scar, tibiotarsus with long fibular crest and wide intercondylar groove. Notarium differs from species of
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due to the presence of vertebrae with less bilateral compression. Humerus smaller, with narrow capital groove, rather than wide, as in
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. Femur smaller, with shaft thinner at midpoint and well flared at proximal and distal ends. Femoral head less projected proximad, pneumatic foramen large, narrow and more vertical external condyle, and wide intercondylar groove. Tarsometatarsus shorter and relatively robust, with reduced trochlea metatarsi II and not rotated posteriad (large and posteriad rotated in
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,
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.
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and
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<emphasis id="B943946EFFDB2277E897FE2AFA2FFE4F" box="[1411,1430,477,503]" italics="true" pageId="32" pageNumber="33">C</emphasis>
.
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</taxonomicName>
). These characters have been described by
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,
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).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
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<emphasis id="B943946EFFDB2277ED83FDB5FEB4FDE4" bold="true" box="[151,269,578,604]" pageId="32" pageNumber="33">TABLE 8.</emphasis>
Measurements (mm) in species of
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Merrem
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compared with those of
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.
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</taxonomicName>
from Las Breas de
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<th id="76D62342FFDBDDA8EDB7FD6FFE4AFD09" box="[163,499,664,689]" gridcol="0" gridrow="0" pageId="32" pageNumber="33">ELEMENT AND CHARACTER</th>
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<emphasis id="B943946EFFDB2277EF28FD6EFD78FD08" box="[572,705,664,688]" italics="true" pageId="32" pageNumber="33">C. creightoni</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
</th>
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<taxonomicName id="4C3733FFFFDB2277EE59FD6EFC71FD08" baseAuthorityName="von Jacquin" baseAuthorityYear="1784" box="[845,968,664,688]" class="Aves" family="Falconidae" genus="Caracara" kingdom="Animalia" order="Falconiformes" pageId="32" pageNumber="33" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="cheriway">
<emphasis id="B943946EFFDB2277EE59FD6EFC71FD08" box="[845,968,664,688]" italics="true" pageId="32" pageNumber="33">C. cheriway</emphasis>
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<taxonomicName id="4C3733FFFFDB2277E991FD6EFB4BFD08" baseAuthorityName="J. F. Miller" baseAuthorityYear="1777" box="[1157,1266,664,688]" class="Aves" family="Falconidae" genus="Caracara" kingdom="Animalia" order="Falconiformes" pageId="32" pageNumber="33" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="plancus">
<emphasis id="B943946EFFDB2277E991FD6EFB4BFD08" box="[1157,1266,664,688]" italics="true" pageId="32" pageNumber="33">C. plancus</emphasis>
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</th>
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<th id="76D62342FFDBDDA8EDB7FD3AFE4AFCC1" box="[163,499,717,889]" gridcol="0" gridrow="1" pageId="32" pageNumber="33">PREMAXILLA Nares-tomium depth Midpoint width Width of internarial bridge</th>
<td id="76D62342FFDBDDA8EF28FD3AFD41FCC1" box="[572,760,717,889]" gridcol="1" gridrow="1" pageId="32" pageNumber="33">12.1 9.4 6.2</td>
<td id="76D62342FFDBDDA8EE59FD3AFBADFCC1" box="[845,1044,717,889]" gridcol="2" gridrow="1" pageId="32" pageNumber="33">10.411.4 (11.0) 10 8.49.6 (9.3) 9 5.16.2 (5.7) 10</td>
<td id="76D62342FFDBDDA8E991FD3AFAF7FCC1" box="[1157,1358,717,889]" gridcol="3" gridrow="1" pageId="32" pageNumber="33">9.712.1 (10.8) 7 8.611.6 (10.0) 7 5.27.1 (6.1) 7</td>
</tr>
<tr id="35074A3EFFDBDDA8EDB7FC34FAF7FB85" box="[163,1358,963,1085]" gridrow="2" pageId="32" pageNumber="33">
<th id="76D62342FFDBDDA8EDB7FC34FE4AFB85" box="[163,499,963,1085]" gridcol="0" gridrow="2" pageId="32" pageNumber="33">HUMERUS Depth of head Shaft width at midpoint</th>
<td id="76D62342FFDBDDA8EF28FC34FD41FB85" box="[572,760,963,1085]" gridcol="1" gridrow="2" pageId="32" pageNumber="33">6.1 6.36.7 (6.6) 3</td>
<td id="76D62342FFDBDDA8EE59FC34FBADFB85" box="[845,1044,963,1085]" gridcol="2" gridrow="2" pageId="32" pageNumber="33">5.97.2 (6.7) 13 7.38.3 (7.7) 12</td>
<td id="76D62342FFDBDDA8E991FC34FAF7FB85" box="[1157,1358,963,1085]" gridcol="3" gridrow="2" pageId="32" pageNumber="33">6.08.8 (7.1) 7 7.49.8 (8.3) 7</td>
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<td id="76D62342FFDBDDA8EF28FB7FFD41FA8B" box="[572,760,1160,1331]" gridcol="1" gridrow="3" pageId="32" pageNumber="33">51.3 4.9 12.8</td>
<td id="76D62342FFDBDDA8EE59FB7FFBADFA8B" box="[845,1044,1160,1331]" gridcol="2" gridrow="3" pageId="32" pageNumber="33">55.663.8 (61.9) 11 6.17.0 (6.6) 11 12.616.2 (15.0) 11</td>
<td id="76D62342FFDBDDA8E991FB7FFAF7FA8B" box="[1157,1358,1160,1331]" gridcol="3" gridrow="3" pageId="32" pageNumber="33">59.975.5 (66.5) 6 6.38.3 (7.3) 6 14.219.9 (16.9) 6</td>
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<tr id="35074A3EFFDBDDA8EDB7FA8AFAF7FA40" box="[163,1358,1405,1528]" gridrow="4" pageId="32" pageNumber="33">
<th id="76D62342FFDBDDA8EDB7FA8AFE4AFA40" box="[163,499,1405,1528]" gridcol="0" gridrow="4" pageId="32" pageNumber="33">TIBIOTARSUS Minimum shaft width Distal width</th>
<td id="76D62342FFDBDDA8EF28FA8AFD41FA40" box="[572,760,1405,1528]" gridcol="1" gridrow="4" pageId="32" pageNumber="33">6.07.0 (6.4) 7 11.112.9 (12.0) 8</td>
<td id="76D62342FFDBDDA8EE59FA8AFBADFA40" box="[845,1044,1405,1528]" gridcol="2" gridrow="4" pageId="32" pageNumber="33">6.06.6 (6.3) 11 13.715.3 (14.7) 11</td>
<td id="76D62342FFDBDDA8E991FA8AFAF7FA40" box="[1157,1358,1405,1528]" gridcol="3" gridrow="4" pageId="32" pageNumber="33">5.77.9 (7.1) 6 11.615.8 (14.3) 6</td>
</tr>
<tr id="35074A3EFFDBDDA8EDB7F9B5FAF7F8A7" box="[163,1358,1602,1823]" gridrow="5" pageId="32" pageNumber="33">
<th id="76D62342FFDBDDA8EDB7F9B5FE4AF8A7" box="[163,499,1602,1823]" gridcol="0" gridrow="5" pageId="32" pageNumber="33">TARSOMETATARSUS Total length Proximal width Minimum shaft width Distal width</th>
<td id="76D62342FFDBDDA8EF28F9B5FD41F8A7" box="[572,760,1602,1823]" gridcol="1" gridrow="5" pageId="32" pageNumber="33">81.686.7 (84.8) 3 11.813.8 (12.9) 7 5.35.9 (5.6) 12 13.515.2 (14.2) 8</td>
<td id="76D62342FFDBDDA8EE59F9B5FBADF8A7" box="[845,1044,1602,1823]" gridcol="2" gridrow="5" pageId="32" pageNumber="33">85.897.3 (91.6) 11 12.313.6 (13.0) 11 5.15.7 (5.4) 11 12.616.2 (15.0) 11</td>
<td id="76D62342FFDBDDA8E991F9B5FAF7F8A7" box="[1157,1358,1602,1823]" gridcol="3" gridrow="5" pageId="32" pageNumber="33">87.5108.0 (98.0) 6 12.416.0 (15.6) 6 4.86.7 (5.9) 6 14.219.9 (16.9) 6</td>
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</paragraph>
<subSubSection id="C32D1BF7FFDB2275EDD3F8A5FCC7FE33" lastPageId="34" lastPageNumber="35" pageId="32" pageNumber="33" type="discussion">
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<emphasis id="B943946EFFDB2277EDD3F8A5FEF6F8D5" bold="true" box="[199,335,1874,1901]" pageId="32" pageNumber="33">Comments.</emphasis>
This is the most common raptor in Las Breas de San Felipe.
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<emphasis id="B943946EFFDB2277E912F8A4FB54F8D4" box="[1030,1261,1874,1901]" italics="true" pageId="32" pageNumber="33">Caracara creightoni</emphasis>
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, was originally described from New Providence, in
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(
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;
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;
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Steadman
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. 2007
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), recorded in
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(
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), redescribed on the basis of Cuban material and reported for the asphalt deposits treated here (
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,
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). Fossils of the genus
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<emphasis id="B943946EFFDB2277E94BF848FB75F861" box="[1119,1228,1983,2009]" italics="true" pageId="32" pageNumber="33">Caracara</emphasis>
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representing large species are known in the West Indies also from
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and Mona Island (
<bibRefCitation id="EFA6358DFFDB2277E917F815FB14F844" author="Wetmore, A." box="[1027,1197,2018,2044]" pageId="32" pageNumber="33" pagination="77 - 82" refId="ref32163" refString="Wetmore, A. (1920) Five new species of birds from cave deposits in Porto Rico. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 33, 77 - 82." type="journal article" year="1920">Wetmore 1920</bibRefCitation>
;
<bibRefCitation id="EFA6358DFFDB2277E9ACF815FA87F844" author="Olson, S. L." box="[1208,1342,2018,2044]" pageId="32" pageNumber="33" pagination="265 - 272" refId="ref29422" refString="Olson, S. L. (2008) A new species of large, terrestrial caracara from Holocene deposits in southern Jamaica (Aves: Falconidae). Journal of Raptor Research, 42, 265 - 272. https: // doi. org / 10.3356 / JRR- 08 - 18.1" type="journal article" year="2008">Olson 2008</bibRefCitation>
), Cay man Islands (
<bibRefCitation id="EFA6358DFFD92275EC38FF6EFE71FF0B" author="Morgan, G. S." box="[300,456,153,179]" pageId="34" pageNumber="35" refId="ref28908" refString="Morgan, G. S. (1977) Late Pleistocene fossil vertebrates from the Cayman Island. British West Indies. M. Sc. thesis, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, 260 pp. [unpublished]" type="book" year="1977">Morgan 1977</bibRefCitation>
,
<bibRefCitation id="EFA6358DFFD92275ECC7FF6EFDB7FF0B" author="Morgan, G. S." box="[467,526,153,179]" pageId="34" pageNumber="35" pagination="465 - 508" refId="ref28950" refString="Morgan, G. S. (1994) Late Quaternary fossil vertebrates from the Cayman Islands. In: Brunt, M. A. &amp; Davies, J. E. (Eds.), The Cayman Islands: Natural History and Biogeography. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, pp. 465 - 508. https: // doi. org / 10.1007 / 978 - 94 - 011 - 0904 - 8 _ 22" type="book chapter" year="1994">1994</bibRefCitation>
;
<bibRefCitation id="EFA6358DFFD92275EF0DFF6EFC8FFF0B" author="Olson, S. L. &amp; Hilgartner, W. B." box="[537,822,153,179]" pageId="34" pageNumber="35" pagination="22 - 56" refId="ref29528" refString="Olson, S. L. &amp; Hilgartner, W. B. (1982) Fossil and subfossil birds from the Bahamas. In: Olson, S. L. (Ed.), Fossil vertebrates from the Bahamas, Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology, 48, pp. 22 - 56. https: // doi. org / 10.5479 / si. 00810266.48.1" type="journal article" year="1982">Olson &amp; Hilgartner 1982</bibRefCitation>
),
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(
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), and Hispaniola (Olson comm. pers. 2007), evidencing a greater distribution in the Antillean Subregion during the past (see summary of species in
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). The
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material, identified as
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(see
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,
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), represents a different species, larger in size (
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,
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;
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).
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considered
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sp., registered only for cave deposits in
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by
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, as a synonym of
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.
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, mentioning
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as proponents of this synonymy. This statement is false, since it does not exist in the cited literature, nor was it proposed by the authors.
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