<W0 PROF. HUXLEY ON THE ALECTOROMORPHiE. [May 14, 



Fig. 5. 



The dorsal aspect of the pelvis of Meleagris gaUopavo. 



The letters as before, v. The last sacral vertebra. (The letters b h are placed too 



iar back, as they are likewise, to a less extent, in fig. 7, p. 301.) 



In the Galline or Fowl type — 



1. The postacetabular area is moderately broad (fig. 6, p. 301), 

 and the inner and posterior angles of the ilia are produced beyond 

 the level of the last sacral vertebra. 



2. The ulnar edge of the distal end of the basal phalanx of the 

 second digit is rounded off ; and the base of the phalanx of the third 

 digit has no tubercle, or only a small one. 



3. The anterior margin of the deltoid crest of the humerus is 

 long and oblique. 



4. The hypocleidium is more or less broadly oval in contour, with 

 curved margins. 



.1. The tarso-metatarsus is more than half as long as the tibia. . 

 6. The mandibular foramen is small. 



