AORTIC ARCHES OF BIRDS — GLENNY 603 



common root from the common carotid arteries ; ascending oesophageal 

 artery arises as a branch of the right common carotid artery. 



Species studied 



By Garrod 



Anthornis melanura= Polioptila mela- 



nura Lawrence 

 Sylvia hippolais = Hippolais iderina 



(Vieillot) 



By Glenny 



Polioptila plumhea (Gmelin) 

 Polioptila caerulea Linn6 



Family Regulidae 



Type A coracoid artery; type 3 or 4 thoracic artery; ligamentum 

 aortae not observed; vertcbrals and superficial cervicals arise from a 

 common root from the common carotid artery; ascending oesophageal 

 artery arises as a branch of the right common carotid artery. 



Species studied 



By Glenny 



Regulus satrapa Lichtenstein 



Family Muscicapidae 



No details available. 



Species studied 



By Garrod 



Muscicapa grisola=Muscicapa striata (Pallas) 



Family Prunellidae 



No information available. 



Family Motacillidae 



Type A coracoid artery; types 3 and 4 thoracic artery; ligamentum 

 aortae not observed; vertebrals and superficial cervicals arise from a 

 common root from the common carotid artery; ascending oesophageal 

 artery arises as a branch of the right common carotid artery. 



By Garrod 



Anthus pratensis (Linn^) 

 Motacilla flava Linne 



Species studied 



By Glenny 

 Anthus spinoletta rubescens (Tunstall) 



Family Bombycillidae 



Type A coracoid artery; type 3 thoracic artery; ligamentum aortae 

 present; vertebrals and superficial cervicals arise as branches from a 

 common root from the common carotid artery; a pair of ascending 

 oesophageal arteries were observed to arise as branches of the common 

 carotid arteries. 



