Hamilton. — On Avian Bemains in Southland. 95 



H. assimilis:* A right and left femur were found in 

 the deposit of the Glenmark Creek, and the measurement 

 is given at 6-09in. (146mm.). I make it 155mm. There 

 is a femur of H. assimilis in the Otago University 

 Museum, from Hamilton, which measures 147mm. 



Tibia. \ — Only one tibia was recovered, but that was in most 

 perfect preservation. It is slightly longer than the Glen- 

 mark specimen, being 249mm. The right and left of both 

 species seem to have been found at Glenmark (pp. 62, 63). 

 These specimens measure 9-3in. (or 236mm.) and 9-4in. 

 (or 239mm.). The same bone in H. assimilis is 8 # 92in. 

 (227mm.) in length. In the type of H. assimilis the arti- 

 culating surface is too much destroyed to allow of accu- 

 rate measurements being obtained ; the length is, how- 

 ever, approximately correct. A specimen from Hamilton, 

 also in the Canterbury Museum, more perfect, but still 

 wanting a process, measures 8*25in. (210mm.). 



Fibula. I — Two fibular were found, one much broken. Those 

 found at Glenmark are supposed to be of H. moorei. 



Metatarsus. I — One right metatarsus was found at the Eocks. 

 It measures 162mm., being slightly longer than the Glen- 

 mark type, 6 - 08in. (155mm.). The breadth at proximal 

 end is 40mm.; at distal end, 44mm. I have a specimen 

 from the Dunstan Eange measuring 158mm., and one from 

 the Maori middens at Warrington, 137mm. : this latter, 

 however, will be probably H. assimilis, \\ which Yon Haast 

 gives as 5 - 87in. (150mm.). 



Metatarsus of H. moorei. 

 r— Breadth.— , 

 Length, prox. distal 

 end. end. 

 mm. mm. mm. 



Metatarsus of H. assimilis. 

 Glenmark type 148 32 ' 37 Cant. Mus. 

 Plamilton ... 148 31 37 

 Warrington ... 137 30 36 



* Trans. N.Z. Inst., vol. vi., pp. 63, 65. Owen, "Extinct Birds of 

 New Zealand," p. 140, pi. cvii., figs. 1, 2. 



t Trans. N.Z. Inst., vol. vi., pi. vii., figs. 1, 2, p. GG. Owen, " Extinct 

 Birds of New Zealand," p. 117, pi. cvii., figs. 5, G. 



I Trans. N.Z. Inst., vol. vi., pi. vii., figs. 3, 4, pp. G2, G7. 



S Trans. N.Z. Inst., vol. vi., pi. vii., figs. 5, G. Owen, " Extinct 

 Birds of New Zealand," p. 147, pi. cvi., figs. 5, G. 



|j Trans. N.Z. Inst., vol. vi., pp. G3, G4, 70. 



