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18589. Cast of the left femur. The original was obtained with 

 the preceding specimen, and is likewise preserved in the 

 Museum of the Eoyal College of Surgeons. It is noticed 

 by Owen in the ' Trans. Zool. Soc' vol. iii. p. 249, and 

 the ' Extinct Birds of New Zealand,' p. 87, as probably 

 referable to D. giganteus. 



Presented by the Council of the 

 Eoyal College of Surgeons, 1 844. 



21796. The distal extremity of a right tibio-tarsus apparently re- 

 ferable to a female of this species ; from Te llangatapu, 

 near Waiugongoro, North Island. In the shortness and 

 obliquity of the bridge over the extensor groove, the depth 

 of the groove, and the approximation of the intra- condylar 

 tubercle to the condyles, this specimen agrees with 

 No. 18588. Mantell Collection. Purchased, 1838, 



21796 a. The distal extremity of an immature right tibio-tarsus 

 agreeing in contour with the preceding specimen ; from 

 the same locality. The astragalus is completely detached 

 from the shaft, and the bridge over the extensor groove 

 is not yet formed. This specimen, as weU as the pre- 

 ceding, shows the dark volcanic sand (menaccenite) in the 

 extensor groove, characteristic of the bones from this 

 locality (see ManteU's ' Petrifactions and their Teachings,' 

 pp. 101, 113). Mantell Collection. 



21795. An immature left libio-tarsus, probably belonging to a 

 young female ; from Te Eangatapu. The cnemial crest 

 is stiU imperfectly attached to the shaft. This bone is 

 shorter than No. 18588, but would probably have been 

 longer if it had attained maturity ; the width of the 

 distal extremity is the same as in the latter. This speci- 

 men is noticed by ManteU in his •' Petrifactions and their 

 Teachings,' p. 113, and, together Avith the two foUowtng 

 specimens, is said to have formed part of an entire skele- 

 ton when discovered. The length is 0,759 (30 inches). 



Mantell Collection. 



21791. The left fibula, associated with the preceding specimen. 

 Noticed by ManteU, loc. cit. Mantell Collection. 



21802. The left femur, associated with the two preceding specimens. 

 The extremities are imperfect; when entire the length 

 was approximately 0,355 (14 inches). Mentioned by 

 Mantell, loc. cit. Mantell Collection. 



