COCCYGES. 



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712. Skeleton. From Guatoniala. O.V.UGln. 



Presented hy O^hei't Salv'ni, Esq., F.Ii.S. 



Order IV. COCCYGES. 



[Cf. Seebohni, t. c. p. 10.] 



A. Palate desmognathous. 



B. Basipterygoid processes absent. 



C Hallux always present, and connected with the fiiwor Io/h/us 

 hallucis, and not with the Jlexor perforans dif/ifonnii, which 

 leads to the second, third, and fourth digits. 



D. Young, when hatched, helpless, and passing throngli a 

 downy stage before acquiring feathers. 



A. 



Sul)()rder 1. .\fUSOriIAGl*. 

 [Cf. Seebohm, t. c. p. 11.] 

 Palate desniou'iiathons. 



Ventral aspect of cranium of MusopJtitf/a viulacea (fnlarj^ed). 

 Letters as before. 



B. Plantars Galline. 



C. Spinal tract well defined on neck, and not forked on back. 



D. Oil-gland tufted. 



* Cf. Eyton, Osteol. Av. pi. 2 v., pi. 1:5. ii;."-. '2 (^Turacus fiiifax). 



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