DISORNITniD^. 



219 



32237 a. The left tarso-metatarsus ; from a superficial deposit in 

 {lUij.) New Zealand. The tj-pe ; figured in woodcut 53, A. The 



length is 0,059, and the width of the proximal extremity 



0,0150. 



Walter Mantell Collection. Purchased, about 1S55. 



Family DINORNlTHIDiE. 



Skull wilh a short and wide heak ; pectoral girdle very small or 

 absent, and no wing ; hallux present or absent ; an extensor bridge 



Fig. 54. 



Linomifhida. — Anterior aspect of the rigbt tibio-tarsus. ^. A. Dinomis 

 maximus. B. Dinomis gracilis. C. ^Icgalapteryx tenures. D. Anoma- 

 lopicryx didina. 



to the tibio-tarsus, which is placed near the inner border of the 

 bone ; and no superior notch to the sternum. Most of the species 

 of very large size. 



