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Table 2 Measurement (mm) of the Lingua

From: A comparative anatomy of the lingual apparatus of Indian doves (genus: Streptopelia and Stigmatopelia), Aves: Columbidae

Birds

No. of specimens

Sex status of specimens

Length

Width

Eurasian collared dove (Streptopelia decaocto)

1

UM1

9

3.5

1

SM2

11.5

4

1

UF1

10.5

4

1

RF2

11.5

4

n = 4

Mean ± SD

10.63 ± 1.18

3.88 ± 0.25

Laughing dove (Stigmatopelia senegalensis)

1

RM1

10.5

3.5

1

UM2

9.5

3.5

1

UF1

11.5

2.5

1

UF2

8

3

n = 4

Mean ± SD

9.88 ± 1.49

3.13 ± 0.48

  1. U are for urban, R for rural, and S for Sasan forest samplings