46 NEORNITHES ODONTOLCAE CHAP. 
the Divers, and the resemblance of the second to the Gull-tribe, 
proposed in 18911? to retain the term Odontornithes for a series 
of birds ancestral to the modern series of toothless Carinatae, for 
which he adopted the title Huornithes, used in a narrower sense 
by Dr. Stejneger. It has, however, been decided to follow Dr. 
Gadow on this point; while the marks of distinction given below 
make it seem at least probable that, whereas /ehthyornis may be 
Fic. 13.—Restoration of Hesperornis. (From Huxley, after Marsh.) x qs. 
referred to the Carinate division, Hesperornis should be placed in 
closer proximity to the Ratite forms. Our Neornithes Odontoleae 
consequently contain the HESPERORNITHES, the ENALIORNITHES 
and Baptornis, all of which appear to be nearly related. 
Hesperornis regalis, which stood about three feet high, and 
Hf. crassipes, of even larger dimensions, had blunt teeth in the 
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1 Cat. Fossil Birds Brit. Mus. 1891, p. 200; id. A. Newton, Dict. Birds, 1894. v. 651. 
