OSTEOLOGY OF THE DODO. 53 
varying somewhat in size. With the bones of the Dodo were the end of the lower jaw 
of a broad-billed Parrot, two bones (radius) of a small Mammal, and part of the skull of 
a large Tortoise’. 
To the description of the Dodo’s bones I now proceed. 
§ 2. Vertebre. 
The dorsal vertebre are chiefly represented, in this series of bones, by three which are 
anchylosed together by their bodies and neural arches (Pl. XVII. figs. 1-5) : the posterior 
articular surface of the body of the last of these vertebre (ib., fig. 4, ¢) is subquadrate, 
longer in the vertical than the transverse direction, concave vertically, convex trans- 
versely, almost fitting, but being rather too small for, the anterior articular surface of 
the body of the first of the sacral series (Pl. XIX. fig. 1, ¢). The difference is such as 
to indicate that only one dorsal vertebra may have intervened; and I conclude that 
the last of the three coalesced vertebre is the penultimate dorsal. The anterior arti- 
cular surface of the foremost of the three (Pl. XVI. fig. 1, ¢) is 11 lines in transverse, 
and 4 to 5 lines in vertical diameter: it is concave transversely for the middle three- 
fifths, and convex transversely at the two outer fifths of its extent: it is more or less 
convex vertically throughout its extent. The bodies of these vertebra are compressed 
and wedged-shaped, slightly expanded at their coalesced. ends, produced below into 
subquadrate hypapophyses in the first and second (Pl. XVII. fig. 1, hy); while this 
process is restricted to the fore part (ib. hy 3), or may be represented only by a slight 
anterior production of the lower edge of the wedge, in the third (ib. fig. 5, hy 3). 
(in the ‘ Proceedings of the Zoological Society,’ January 9th, 1866) as destined “to be published entire in the 
Society’s Transactions,” and therefore necessarily awaiting the lithographing of “ illustrations,” which every true 
promoter of science for its own sake must have desired to see as complete as the best-selected materials would 
permit to be given.—R. O., June 1866. 
1 Tn the quaint print, in folio 3, of the “ Narration Historique du Voiage faict par les huict Navires d’Am- 
sterdam au mois de Mars l’An 1598, soubs la conduitte de l’admiral Jaques Corneille Necq,” &c., the first- 
named object, No 1, “ Sont Tortues qui se tiennent sur l’haut pays, frustez d’aisles pour nage, de telle grandeur, 
qwils chargent ung homme et rampent encore fort roidement, prennent aussi des Ecriuisses de la grandeur d’un 
pied qu’ils mengent. 2. Est ung oiseau, par nous nommé Oiseaw de Nausée, 4 Vinstar dune Higne, ont le cul 
rond, couvert de deux ou trois plumettes crespues, carent des aisles, mais en lieu d’icelles ont ilz trois ow 
quatre plumettes noires, des susdicts oiseaux ayons nous prins une certaine quantité, accompaigné d’aucunes 
tourturelles et autres oiseaux, qui par noz compaignons furet prins, la premiere fois qu’il arrivoyent au pays, 
pour chercher la plus profonde et plus fraische Riviere, et si les navires y pourroyent estre sauyez, et retour- 
nerent d’une grande joye, distribuant chasque navire, de leur Venoison prins, dont nous partismes le lendemain 
vers le port, fournismes chasque nayire d’un Pilote de ceux qui au paravant y avoyent esté, avons cuict cest 
oiseau, estoit si coriace que ne le povions asses boviller, mais l’avons mengé a demy cru. Si tost qu’arrivames 
au port, enyoya le Vice-Admiral nous, ayecq une certaine troupe au pays, pour trouver aucun peuple, mais 
n’ont trouyé personne, que des Tourturelles et autres en grande abondance, lesquels nous prismes et tuames, 
car yeu qu’il n’y eust personne qui les effraia, n’avoient ilz de nous nulle crainte, tindret lieu, se laisserent 
assomer. En some c’est un pays abodant en poisso et oiseaux, voire tellemet qu’il excella tous les autres 
audit voyage.” —Le Second Livre de la Navigation des Indes Orientales, fol., 1601, 
