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trochlea ,s more prommont than iu the other genera, and rises very 

 abruptly from he shaft, the outer border of the anterior JZl 

 usuall3- expandmg suddenly at the proximal extremity, and the 

 ouerndgeof this surface being always more prominent than th 

 innciwhei-easm the other genera the opposite condition obtains 

 The femur hg 57 B, p 223), as compared with that of Dinornis, 

 s V ry much shorter and thicker, with a longer neck, and the head 

 using and projecting very considerably, the linea aspera mainly 



Kg. 65. 



forming a rough nodule near the distal end of the shaft, the outer 



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ppiteal depression larger, more open, and leading to he inner 



aui-face ot the shaft by a more distinct channel; the profile of Z 



inner condyle is wider antero-posteriorly and more 'rounded the 



