282 



a. The Tihia-tarsus. 



21788. The left tibio-tarsus ; from the monaccemte bed ' of Te 

 Eangatapu, near Waingongoro, North Island. This spe- 

 cimen has a length of about 0,294- (11-5 inches); and, 

 except for its somewhat larger dimensions, cannot be dis- 

 tingnished from the type tibio-tarsus figured bj- Owen in 

 the ' Trans. Zool. Soc' vol. iii. pi. xlvii. figs. 3-5 (' Extinct 

 Birds of New Zealand,' pi. xxxix. figs. 3-5). 



Mantell Collection. Pvrchased, 1838. 



21788 a. A slightly longer left tibio-tarsus ; from Te Eangatapu. 

 The distal extremity is somewhat narrower than in the 

 preeeding specimen. Mantell Collection. 



21788 b. A similar right tibio-tarsus ; from the same locality. 

 This specimen may have been associated with the pre- 

 ceding. Mantell Collection. 



21792. A right tibio-tarsus, wanting the distal extremity ; probably 

 from the same locality. Mantdl Collection. 



21792 a. The distal portion of the left tibio-tarsus ; from Te Ean- 

 gatajju. Mantell Collection. 



32061. The distal extremity of the left tibio-tarsus ; from the west 

 coast of the North Island. 



Walter Mantell Collection. Purchased, about 1855. 



21798. A smaller right tibio-tarsus ; from Te Eangatapu. The 

 length is 0,278 (11 inches), and the distal width 0,038 

 (1-6 inch). Mantell Collection. 



32058. An imperfect larger left tibio-tarsus ; from the North Island. 



Walter Mantell Collection. 



b. The Tarso-metatarsus. 



21709. The left tarso-metatarsus ; from Te Eangatapu. This and 

 the following specimen are more slender than the others, 

 and thereby approximate to A. parva. Mantell Collection. 



21709 a. A similar right tarso-metatarsus ; from the same locality. 



Mantell Collection. 



1 See page 226. 



