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MR. A. H. GARROD ON 



[June 17, 



Species examined. 



Alcedo ispida. Dacelo cervina. 



Ceryle amazona. gigantea. 



Halcyon, sp. Cittura cyanotis. 



The Bucerotidce possess the femoro-caudal, the semitendinosus, 

 and the accessory semitendinosus ; the ambiens, the accessory 

 femoro-caudal, and the tensor fasciae are absent. 



Fig. 2. 

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Outer view of right thigh of Buceros coronafus, dissected. 



b, biceps ; * t, semitendinosus ; ast, accessory semitendinosus ; s m, semimembra- 

 nosus; fc, femoro-caudal ; o c, obturator externus ; a, adductors; gl,i,u, 

 and in, glutei; s, sartorius; sn, sciatic nerve; s a, sciatic artery; p, pubis. 



Species examined. 



Buceros rhinoceros. Buceros coronatus. 



plicatus. atratus. 



bicornis. Toccus melanoleucus. 



The Upupidce possess the femoro-caudal, the semitendinosus, and 

 the accessory semitendinosus ; the ambiens, the accessory femoro- 

 caudal, and the postacetabular portion of the tensor fasciae are absent. 



