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under a special order, the Ichthj^ornithoformes, which seems an inter- 

 esting thoug-h faulty arrangement (Fig. 97). 



Albatrosses, cormorants, pelicans, etc., are represented from the 

 Eocene wp. Fossil flamingos are reported from a number of localities, 

 occurring as early as the Eocene times but mostly from the Miocene to 

 recent times. The waders known as herons, storks, ibises, spoonbills, 

 etc., are well represented by fossil remains found chiefly above the 

 lower ]\Iiocene. A giant adjutant-stork is known from Pliocene dejiosits, 



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93 94 



Fig. 93 — Cervical vertebra of 



Ich ih !/ti)-n is dispa r. 

 Fig. 94 — Same, front view 



showing biconcave centrum. 



Fig. 92 — Iclifh!/or)ii.'< firfor Marsli, a toothed 

 bird from the Cretaceous of Kansas (X^) 



Fig. 95 — Ichthyornis dispn: Left lower jaw, side view. Natural size 2S inches. 



^^>V^'.- .^^ ^-'a--^|>4*p>yp. 



Fig. 96 — Same, showing sockets for teetli. 



