phalange
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Lastly, Thyroptera includes two species distinguished by an additional phalange in the middle finger and by accessory clinging-organs attached to the extremities.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" by Various
Thirdly, the great elongation of the third wing phalange.
From Dragons of the Air An Account of Extinct Flying Reptiles by Seeley, H. G.
The fourth is represented only by the metacarpal, and one nailless phalange, the first and fifth only by rudimentary metacarpals.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10 "Echinoderma" to "Edward" by Various
According to this interpretation it is the first and only phalange in the first digit.
From Dragons of the Air An Account of Extinct Flying Reptiles by Seeley, H. G.
The first metacarpal bone is short, as in all birds; and the first phalange scarcely lengthens that segment of the first digit of the Bird's hand to the same length as the other metacarpal bones.
From Dragons of the Air An Account of Extinct Flying Reptiles by Seeley, H. G.