164 PROFESSOR OWEN ON THE GENUS DINORNIS. 



DESCRIPTION OF THE PLATES. 

 PLATE XLVI. 



Side view of the skeleton of the Dinornis elephantopus ; with a scale of English feet and 

 inches, showing the degree of reduction of the figure, and the natural height of the 

 skeleton, in the ordinary attitude of the bird, viz. five feet six inches. 



PLATE XLVII. 



Fig. 1. Front view of the same skeleton. 



Fig. 2. Front view of the right leg and foot of the Dinornis robustus. 



Fig. 3. Front view of the left leg and foot of the Dinornis robustus. 



