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49359. The imperfect proximal portion of the right tibio-tarsus. 

 {Fiij.) This specimen (woodcut, fig. 7) is figured by the writer, 



Fie 



Gyps mclitcnsis. — Anterior aspect of tlie distal extreiuitj' of the right tibio- 

 tarsus; from the Pleistocene of Malta. ]• a, bridge over groove for 

 extensor tendons. 



op. c'U. pi. XXV. fig. 1. The cnemial crest is imperfect, 

 and the outer border of the bone broken away. Except 

 as regards its superior size, this specimen cannot be dis- 

 tinguished from the tibio-tarsus of Vultur monachus. 



49356. The distal portion of the right tibio-tarsus, Figured by the 

 {Fig.) writer, op. cit. pi. xxv. figs. 2, 2 a. The greatest trans- 

 verse diameter is 0,030, against 0,025 in Vultur monachus. 

 If the entire bone had the same proportionate length as 

 in the latter (0,222) its length would be 0,206, The 

 bridge over the groove for the extensor tendons is some- 

 what more prominent than in Vultur monachus. 



49357. Tlie distal extremity of the right tibio-tarsus of a slightly 



smaller individual. 



49360. The imperfect distal extremity of the left tibio-tarsus. The 

 internal condyle is lost, and the greater part of the bone of 

 the shaft is wanting, so that only a cast of the internal 

 cavity remains. 



49363. The distal extremity of the left tarso-metatarsus. This 



{Fig.) specimen is figured by the writer, oj). cit. pi. xxv. fig, 6. 



In the length of the trochleis, the slight lateral expansion 



of the second trochlea, and the relative shortness of the 



