Fore tarsus not modified in shape, with only the usual clothing-setulae.
The bristles of the mid tarsus are short, the longest apical bristle of the first segment being only as long as the segment is broad.
It is always situated on the external dorsal surface of the tarsus of the first pair of legs.
Tarsus length was obtained for each bird, using callipers, and served as a measure of skeletal size.
Hence, this index describes the body weight of a given individual as a deviation from predicted body weight for a bird having a given tarsus length.
The pedipalps have the typical arachnid structure with a coxa, trochanter, femur, patella, tibia and tarsus.
With the exception of the tarsus length, the standard measurements of the greater adjutant are on average greater than that of other stork species.
In order from the body they are the coxa, trochanter, femur, tibia, and tarsus.
