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Thank you Christian Best Edouard > On 14 Mar 2016, at 15:56, Christian Küchelmann <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > Hello Edouard, > > Cohen & Serjeantson (1996) show criteria for Anas crecca and Anas platyrhynchos. Anatinae are difficult to identify to species level because there are so many species of similar size, but with a good reference collection and enough time for thorough comparison you can get quite far with most skeletal elements. It is usually possible to narrow the possibilities down to two or three species at least. > > Best > > Christian > > Refernces: > # Cohen, A. & Serjeantson, Dale (1996): A manual for the identification of bird bones from archaeological sites, London > -- > Knochenarbeit > > Hans Christian Küchelmann > > Konsul-Smidt-Straße 30, D-28217 Bremen, Germany > tel: +49 - 421 - 61 99 177 > fax: +49 - 421 - 37 83 540 > mail: [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> > web: http://www.knochenarbeit.de <http://www.knochenarbeit.de/> >> Am 14.03.2016 um 15:56 schrieb Edouard Masson-MacLean <[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>>: >> >> Dear zooarchers, >> >> Are there any osteological studies that have discussed morphological differences between wild ducks, especially dabbling vs sea-ducks/diving ducks. I have Ericson’s book on the eider but I was wondering if there were any other studies worth looking at. Also does anyone confidently identify dabbling vs sea-duck/diving or Mallard vs Eider, and if so on which elements? I attempted but saw too much variation to be confident enough but I may have missed the obvious for someone highly experienced with ducks. >> >> Many thanks for your help >> >> Edouard >> >> >> ----------------------------------------------------- >> Edouard Masson-MacLean >> PhD Candidate >> Room 119 >> Department of Archaeology >> School of Geosciences >> University of Aberdeen >> St. Mary's, Elphinstone Road >> Aberdeen, AB24 3UF >> Scotland, UK >