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Plate II. 

 Fig. 8.— Left lateral view of the skeleton of Creadion carimcidatus^ adult, 

 natural size. (Coll. U.S. Nat. Mus., No. 18,289, where it is incor- 

 rectly catalogued as " AiitJiocJuvra cartaiculaia" Taranga Islands.) 

 In this specimen the skull has been perfectly cleaned up, but the 

 balance of the skeleton, as will be observed, is more or less in the 

 rough. It shows, however, many of the characters well, and the 

 proportionate size, as compared with Anthoclucra carunculata, it 

 being about one-third less. (See Sharpens " Hand-list of Birds," 

 vol. v., p. 544.) 



Plate III. 



(All the figures in this plate are natural size and reproduced from the 

 author's photographs of the specimens.) 



Fig. 9. — Lower mandible of Hciiiignathiis procerus, viewed from above ; 

 adult. (Coll. U.S. Nat. Mus., No. 19,094). The mandibles in this 

 species are markedly, though gradually, curved downward for their 

 entire lengths. The skull is shown in fig. 10 of this plate. (See 

 Sharpe's " Hand-list of Birds," vol. v., pp. 134, 135.) 



Fig. 10. — Superior view of the skull oi Hcmignathus procerus, of which the 

 mandible is shown in fig. 9 of this plate. 



Fig. II. — Lower mandible of Vestiaria coccinea, adult. Seen on superior 

 aspect. (Coll. U.S. Nat. Mus., No. 19,130). The bill is power- 

 fully curved downward in this species. The skull is shown in fig. 12 

 of this plate, and is from the same specimen. 



Fig. 12. — Superior view of the skull of Vestiaria coccinea, of which the 

 mandible is shown in fig. 1 1 of this plate. 



Fig. 13. — Right lateral view of the skeleton oi Acrulocercns braccatus, adult. 

 (Coll. U.S. Nat. Mus., No. 19,125.) Limbs of the left side and 

 the hyoidean arches removed ; right clavicle broken and somewhat 

 displaced ; otherwise cjuite perfect. (See Sharpe's " Hand-list of 

 Birds," vol. v., p. 91.) 



Fig. 14. — Superior view of lower mandible of Cr^c?fl?/^w carunculatus. (No. 

 18,289, Coll. U.S. Nat. Mus.) From the skeleton shown in fig. 8, 

 Plate II., of the present paper (which see). 



Fig. 1 5. — Superior view of the skull of Creadion carunculatus. (No. 18,289, 

 Coll. U.S. Nat. Mus.) From the skeleton shown in fig. 9, Plate 

 II., of the present paper (which see). 



Fig. 16. — Superior view of the skull of AntliocJitcra carunculata ; mandible 

 removed ; adult. Same skull as shown in fig. i, Plate I. of the 

 present paper (which see). 



Plate IV. 



(The two figures in this plate are about one-seventh above natural size, and 

 reproduced from photographs made direct from the specimens by the 

 author.) 



Fig. 17. — Left lateral view of the skeleton of a specimen of Vestiaria coccinca. 

 (Coll. U.S. Nat. Mus., No. 19,130.) See figs. 11 and 12, Plate III., 

 of the present paper, where other views of the skull and mandible 

 of this individual are presented. Right pelvic limb removed. 

 Manus of right side broken oft". Hyoidean arches removed, as 

 well as the osseous portions of the larynx, trachea, &c. Ultimate 

 vertebral rib of right side somewhat displaced. 



Fig. 18. — Left lateral view of the skeleton of a specimen of Heniignathus 

 procerus. (Coll. U.S. Nat. Mus., No. 19,094.) See figs. 9 and 10 

 of Plate III. of this paper, where other views of the skull and 

 mandible of this individual are presented. Right pelvic limb 

 removed, also the hyoidean apparatus and the various ossification s 

 of the air-passages. Otherwise this skeleton is remarkably perfect 

 and well shown. 



