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Table 3 Average/standard deviation and minimum–maximum values for six biometric characters for Orthotomus lineages

From: On the genetic distinctiveness of tailorbirds (Cisticolidae: Orthotomus) from the South-east Asian mainland with the description of a new subspecies

Lineage

Culmen length (mm)

Bill width (mm)

Bill height (mm)

Tarsus length (mm)

Wing chord (mm)

Culmen length/wing chord

r. borneonensis

17.55/0.62 (16.4‒18.3)

(n = 8)

2.65/0.26 (2.3‒3.0)

(n = 8)

2.59/0.08 (2.5‒2.7)

(n = 8)

19.18/0.95 (17.9‒20.85)

(n = 8)

47.44/1.8 (45‒50.5)

(n = 8)

0.37/0.022 (0.34‒0.40)

(n = 8)

r. cineraceus

16.87/0.51 (16.2‒17.6)

(n = 9)

2.74/0.16 (2.5‒3.0)

(n = 10)

2.62/0.16 (2.4‒2.9)

(n = 10)

19.06/0.66 (17.95‒19.8)

(n = 7)

48.0/2.70 (43‒51)

(n = 9)

0.35/0.017 (0.34‒0.38)

(n = 8)

r. ‘ssp.’

16.38/0.76 (15.6‒17.6)

(n = 5)

3.02/0.04 (3.0‒3.1)

(n = 5)

2.98/0.15 (2.8‒3.2)

(n = 5)

18.6/0.58 (17.85‒19.35)

(n = 5)

49.5/2.57 (46‒53)

(n = 5)

0.33/0.011 (0.32‒0.35)

(n = 5)

a. atrogularis

16.92/0.62 (16.2‒17.7)

(n = 6)

2.62/0.16 (2.4‒2.8)

(n = 6)

2.42/0.12 (2.2‒2.5)

(n = 6)

18.68/0.21 (18.4‒18.9)

(n = 5)

43.42/1.72 (41‒46)

(n = 6)

0.39/0.02 (0.36‒0.41)

(n = 6)

a. nitidus

16.56/0.60 (15.3‒17.8)

(n = 40)

2.63/0.17 (2.3‒3.0)

(n = 41)

2.57/0.19 (2.2‒3.2)

(n = 41)

18.73/0.65 (17.5‒19.9)

(n = 42)

43.84/1.85 (40‒48)

(n = 44)

0.38/0.018 (0.34‒0.41)

(n = 40)

s. sepium

16.78/1.10 (14.5‒17.9)

(n = 10)

2.65/0.35 (2.3‒3.4)

(n = 10)

2.57/0.19 (2.2‒2.9)

(n = 10)

18.92/0.69 (17.55‒20)

(n = 10)

45.65/1.80 (41‒47)

(n = 10)

0.37/0.03 (0.31‒0.41)

(n = 10)

s. hesperius

19.9/0.95 (18.8‒20.5)

(n = 3)

2.97/0.15 (2.8‒3.1)

(n = 3)

3.0/0.15 (2.9‒3.2)

(n = 3)

21.25/0.49 (20.9‒21.6)

(n = 2)

53.0/3.0 (50‒56)

(n = 3)

0.38/0.03 (0.355‒0.376)

(n = 3)

s. sericeus

19.08/0.57 (18.3‒20.1)

(n = 8)

3.16/0.26 (2.6‒3.1)

(n = 7)

2.98/0.25 (2.6‒3.2)

(n = 5)

21.1/1.04 (19.6‒22.3)

(n = 9)

51.94/2.88 (47.5‒55)

(n = 9)

0.365/0.018 (0.34‒0.40)

(n = 8)

derbianus

19.1

(n = 1)

3.0

(n = 1)

3.2

(n = 1)

20.4

(n = 1)

50

(n = 1)

0.38

(n = 1)

  1. The morphological characters are culmen length, bill width at nostril, bill height at nostril, tarsus length (average of the left and right tarsus when possible) and wing chord (longest measurement of the left or ring wing). All characters but wing length were measured to the nearest 0.1 mm. Wing length was measured to the nearest 0.5 mm