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in the serpents, and had on each side a joint which admitted of 

 some motion, the power of swallowing was doubtless equal to 

 almost any emergency. 





FIG. 82. Skeleton of Ichthyornis victor, from Cretaceous strata, North America. 



(After Marsh.) 



Another bird discovered by Professor Marsh in the same region, 

 also with strangely blended characters, is the Ichthyornis (Fig. 82). 

 Unlike the big diver above described, it had well- developed wings 



