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NEORNITHES ODOTsTOLCAE 



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the Divers, and the resemblance of the second to the Gull-tribe, 

 proposed in 1 8 9 1 * to retain the term Odontornithes for a series 

 of birds ancestral to the modern series of toothless Carinatae, for 

 which he adopted the title JSuomithes, used in a narrower sense 

 by Dr. Stejneger. It has, however, been decided to follow Dr. 

 Gadow on this point ; while the marks of distinction given below 

 make it seem at least probable that, whereas Iclithyornis may be 



FIG. 13. Restoration of Hesperornis. (From Huxley, after Marsh.) x T V 



referred to the Carinate division, Hesperornis should be placed in 

 closer proximity to the Katite forms. Our Neornithes Odontolcae 

 consequently contain the HESPEROENITHES, the ENALIORNITHES, 

 and Baptornis, all of which appear to be nearly related. 



Hesperornis regalis, which stood about three feet high, and 

 H. crassipes, of even larger dimensions, had blunt teeth in the 



1 Cat. Fossil Birds Brit. Mus. 1891, p. 200 ; id. A. Newton, Diet. Birds, 1894. p. 651. 



