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MR. A. H. GARROD ON 



[June 17, 



Species examined. 



Platalea leucorodia. Ibis melanocephala. 



ajaja. nippon. 



Ibis rubra. spinicollis. 



strictipennis. 



The Phcenicopteridce possess the ambiens, the accessory femoro- 

 caudal, the semitendinosus, the accessory semitendinosus, and the 

 postacetabular portion of the tensor fasciae ; the femoro-caudal is 

 absent. 



Species examined. 



Phoenicopterus antiauorum. Phcenicopterus ruber. 



The Anseres possess the ambiens, the femoro-caudal, the acces- 

 sory femoro-caudal (very large), the semitendinosus, and the post- 

 acetabular portion of the tensor fasciae ; the accessory semitendinosus 

 is absent. 



Fig. 5. 



Outer view of right thigh of Bernicla brenta, partly dissected. 



s, sartorius ; o e, obturator externus ; Ad, adductor ; b, biceps ; fc, femoro-cau- 

 dal; a fc, accessory femoro-caudal ; st, semitendinosus ; sm, semimembra- 

 nosus; p, pubis; fv, femoral vein. 



