80 PETRIFACTIONS AND THEIR TEACHINGS. CHAP. II. 



existing Apteryx ; and portions of egg-shells of three distinct 

 kinds of birds, which were dug up with the fossil bones. 



Other remarkable objects in this case are a femur or thigh- 

 bone of a Dog : the only relic of a terrestrial mammalian found 

 in the most ancient ossiferous deposits ; and calcined bones 

 of Men, Moas, and Dogs, that were dug up by Mr. Walter 

 Mantell from the ancient fire-heaps of the natives, at 

 Waingongoro. 



17. A fine series of vertebrae, and tarsal, and phalangeal 

 bones, of various species and genera of Birds, from the same 

 locality. 



18. This table-case has been removed since the plan was 

 engraven. 



%* The intelligent attendant to whose surveillance Rooms I. and II. 

 are entrusted, is MR. SAUNDERS, who has for many years been attached 

 to this department of the British Museum. 



Rooms II. and III. are superintended by MR. THOMAS PRIESTLEY. 



Rooms IV. and Y. are under the custody of MR. LINGARD. 



Rooms Y. and VI. are taken charge of by MR. DAVIES. 



The civility and intelligence of these officers, and their obliging 

 attention to me on all occasions, I am gratified in having this oppor- 

 tunity of acknowledging ; and I may add, that the visitor, desirous of 

 examining any particular specimen, will have no difficulty in accom- 

 plishing his object by application to the attendant of the Room in which 

 it is contained. 



