tibiotarsus

tibiotarsus

1. The tibiotarsus of hindlimbs of typical terrestrial birds with the characteristic accustomed to walk and run is the longest, and its tarsometatarsus is longer than the femur;

习于地面行走、奔跑为特征的典型地栖鸟类，后肢骨骼中胫跗骨最长，其次跗跖骨长度大于股骨；

2. Measurements of the length of the hindlimb bones indicated that the tibiotarsus is invariably the largest among the three major leg bones.

即在所有鸟类的后肢骨骼中，胫跗骨的长度占3块骨骼的比例为最大；地栖鸟类后肢骨骼中股骨的长度要短于跗跖骨；

3. while the tibiotarsus of hindlimbs of typical arboreal birds with the characteristic of perching, jumping is the longest, and its femur is longer than the tarsometatarsus;

而以树上栖息、跳跃为特征的典型树栖鸟类，后肢骨骼中胫跗骨最长，而股骨长度大于跗跖骨；