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a. The Skeleton. 



A. 105. The imperfect skeleton ; from the South Island. The 

 series of bones comprises several vertebrse, the imperfect 

 pelvis and sacrum, the right femur, the tibio-tarsus and 

 tarso-metatarsus of both sides, and numerous phalangeals. 

 The tarso-metatarsus is slightly smaller than the under- 

 mentioned type. The tibio-tarsus has a length of 0,583 

 (23 inches), and a distal vridth of 0,088 (3-5 inches). 

 The length of the femur is 0,287 (11-3 iuches). The 

 femur accords ■with the undermentioned cast from the 

 North Island. The vertebrae comprise several imperfect 

 cervicals and dorsals, which exhibit the features charac- 

 teristic of the genus. 



Presented by Mr. and J/rs. Chevalier, 1887. 



b. The Tarso-metatai'sus. 



18597. Cast of the left tarso-metatarsus, with the second trochlea 

 imperfect. The original, which is the type, was obtained 

 from Poverty Bay, in the North Island, and is preserved 

 in the Museum of the Royal College of Surgeons. It is 

 mentioned by Owen in the ' Proc. Zool. Soc' 1843, p. 9, 

 as D. novce-zealandioe, and described and figured in the 

 ' Trans. Zool. Soc' vol. iii. pp. 243, 244, pi. xxvii. fig. 2, 

 and also in the ' Extinct Birds of New Zealand,' pp. 81, 

 82, pi. xxvii. figs. 1, 2. The length is 0,304 (12 inches). 

 Presented hy the Council of the Royal 

 College of Surgeons, 1844. 



32276. A rather shorter right tarso-metatarsus; from Waiko- 

 (Fig.) uaitu, South Island. Figured by Owen in the ' Trans. 

 Zool. Soc' vol. iv. pi. xli. fig. 4, and also in his ' Extinct 

 Birds of New Zealand,' pi. liv. fig. 4 ; both figures being 

 reversed. On page 142 of the former and p. 216 of the 

 latter volume, this specimen is incorrectly stated to have 

 been the (left) one transmitted by Sir George Grey, and 

 to have belonged to the same individual as the under- 

 mentioned tibio-tarsus, No. 32273. It is, however, really 

 the specimen transmitted by J. E. Gowen, Esq. (as indi- 

 cated on its label), its mineral condition being quite dif- 

 ferent from tluit of No. 32273. 



Presented hy Sir R. Owen, K.C.B., 1857 

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