332 THE ANATOMY OF ARAMUS SCOLOPACEUS.- 
As in Grus, Ibis, and Platalea, the lachrymal bones do not blend 
with the region of the skull where they are attached; in the true 
Limicole they do so. The palate is schizognathous, the maxillo-pala- 
tines long, the vomer pointed, and the pterygoids out-spreading at 
both ends exactly as in Grus. As in that genus, also, there is a pair 
of occipital foramina, like those in Ibis, Platalea, and the Limicole; 
but these do not occur in the Rallide, nor in Cariama, nor in Psophia. 
(Figs. 1, 2, and 3 illustrate these points.) 
The sternum is completely Gruine, as are the other parts of its 
skeleton. 
The pterylosis of Aramus has been fully investigated by Nitzsch,* 
Fig. 1. Skull of Aramus scolopaceus, palatal view. 
2. Ditto ditto lower jaw. 
3. Ditto ~ ditto top view. 
* Ray Society’s English Translation, p. 125. 
