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turn aortae and ligamentum botalli both present; pectoral branches 

 greatly modified, and somewhat similar to those observed in Casuarius 

 sp.; vertebrals and superficial cervicals arise variously and indepen- 

 dent of each other from the common carotids; thyroids arise from 

 the innominate arteries near the base of the common carotid arteries. 



Further study of the thoracic and cervical arteries of the kiwis 

 should be carried out in an effort to obtain as much information as 

 possible about these birds. 



References: Garrod, 1873; Glenny, 1942b; Owen, 1841. 



Species studied 



By Owen 



Apteryx australis Shaw 



By Garrod 



Apteryx australis mantelli Bartlett 

 Apteryx owenii Gould 



By Glenny 

 Apteryx australis mantelli Bartlett 



Order TINAMIFORMES 

 Family Tinamidae 



Carotids A-1; type A coracoid artery; type 1 to type 4 thoracic 

 artery; both the ligamentum aortae and the ligamentum botalli are 

 usually present; vertebrals and superficial cervicals arise variously 

 from the common carotid, either separately or from a common root. 

 Considerable variability in the secondary arteries of the neck and 

 thorax exists. 



References: Garrod, 1873; Glenny, 1946a. 



Species studied 



By Garrod 



Crypturus sallaei=Crypturellus cinna- 



momeus goldmani (Nelson) 

 Rhynchotus rufescens (Temmiuck) 



By Glenny 

 Tinamus major (Gmelin) 



Crypturellus sp. 



Crypturellus cinnamomeus (Lesson) 

 Nothoprocta perdicaria (Kittlitz) 

 Nothura maculosa holiviana Salvador! 

 Eudromia elegans d'Orbigny and Geoff- 

 rey, (2) 



Order SPHENISCIFORMES 



Family Spheniscidae 



Carotids A-1; type A coracoid artery; type 1 thoracic artery; 

 ligamentum aortae present and prominent; ligamentum botalli usually 

 present; vertebrals arise variously from the common carotids, but 

 usually not in common with the superficial cervical arteries. 



