^'°''>9^J^'J ^iii'i'i^i"''. Material for a Study of the Mcfiupucliida'. I27 



I'l.ATK IX. 



Fig. 15. — Egg of Cathelitrus f^itrpnyeico/lis Coll. E. J. Court, 

 Washington, D.C. 



Fig. 16. — Egg of Megapodiiis diiperreyi. Coll. !•-. J. Court, \Va.shiug- 

 ton, D.C. (For colour, sec note undrr lig. 14, above.) 



FLATt-: X. 



Fig. 17. — Egg of Callu'lui'us lullidmi. A \-crv accurate representation. 

 Coll. E. J. Court, Washington. D.C. 



Fig. 18. — Egg of Lipoa ocellata. Coll. E. J. Court, Washington, D.C. 

 (For colour, sec note under fig. 14, above.) 



Fig. 19. — Egg of Lipoa ocellata. Coll. 1-:. J. Court, Washington, 

 D.C. (For colour, see note under fig. 14, above.; 



Plate XL 



(All the figures in this plate, as well as those in Plates XIL and 

 XIIL, were made from a skeleton of Megapodius nicobari- 

 ensis in the Collection of the U.S. Nat. Mus. (No. 19,700). 



Fig. 20. — Left pelvic limb of Megapodius iiicohariensis ; adult. Inner 

 view. 



Fig. 21. — Left pectoral limb of Megapodius nicobariensis. Anconal 

 aspect. 



Fig. 22. — Eighth to the eleventh cervical vertcbne. inclusive, of 



Megapodius nicobariensis. seen upon dorsal view. The 



eighth vertebra is the lowermost one on the plate m the 

 figure. 



Fig. 23. — Cervical vertebrae (1-7, inclusive) of Megapodius nicobari- 

 ensis. The eighth vertebra is the lowermost one in the 

 plate in the figure, and its proximal part is imperfect, having 

 been injured by a shot. 



Fig. 24. — Right lateral view of the skull of Megapodius nicobariensis. 

 Mandible attached in situ. Its posterior angular processes 

 were broken off in the specimen when received. (See fig. 26, 

 Plate XII.) 



Pl.\te XII. 



Fig. 25. — Trunk skeleton of Megapodius nicobariensis, seen npon 

 dorsal asi:)ect. Pectoral arch or shoulder-girdle attached 

 in situ. 



Fig. 26. — Skull of Megapodius nicobariensis, seen direcllv from above. 

 j\Iandible articulated, but not in sight on this view. (See 

 fig. 24 of Plate XL) 



Fig. 27. — Right humerus of Megapodius nicobariensis, palmar aspect. 



Plate XIIL 



Fig. 28. — Trunk skeleton of Megapodius nicobariensis, seen upon 

 right lateral view. Pectoral arch articulated in situ. 

 Twelfth and Ihirlecnth cervical vertcbne somewhat dis- 

 lodged from their normal articulation, and bent ventrad. 



