Unlike the sheath of the bill, the podotheca is never simple and continuous, being divided and subdivided in various ways.
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Podotheca
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The character of the tarsal podotheca is a useful generic character but too variable to use in delimiting the subfamilies .
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In different kinds of birds, the podotheca begins on the tibiotarsus (shank), on the ankle, or at some more distal level; it extends to the tips of the toes.
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