title: Some aspects of John Hunter's work on the diseases of birds of prey.
abstract: The Hunterian Museum contains 14 specimens from birds of prey. Four of these are in the Pathological Series and comprise 3 healed fractures and 1 skeletal lesion of doubtful aetiology. Hunter made useful, if limited, contributions to this branch of avian pathology and his role is evaluated.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000266:history* / Q000473:pathology; D001717:Birds / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000473:pathology; D002146:Bony Callus; D049671:History, 18th Century