120 MR. PARKER ON SOME FOSSIL BIRDS 
Skull (posterior fragment) . . . . . 2 specimens. 
Ribs (upper part)) = <a eS s 
Winax(@middle) > =~ = i-un. a t-nen eeSpecinien, 
Femur (various parts) . . . . . . . 12 specimens, 
Tibia (various parts). . . . .. . . 720 $s 
Tarso-metatarse (various parts) . . . . 20 + 
Phalanges|(pertect))-) a-ni-u et Bs 
Of the smaller kind of Swan (Cygnus musicus?) there are— 
Cervical vertebra (2nd or 3rd) . . . . 2 = 
Sternum (anterior part) . . . . . . 1 specimen. 
Scapula (proximal part) . . . . . . 7 specimens. 
Humeri (various parts). . . .. . . 18 x 
Ula (various parts), 9) sy ou oe ake % 
Radius (various parts) <= >) eo 6 .«  OL)D. 5, 
Metacarpus (various parts) . .... 5 + 
Phalanx (proximal, perfect) . . . . , 1 specimen. 
Phalanx (distal, perfect) . . . . . . 2 specimens. 
BaCKuIN (VATIONS) «one Gul a) cee ee a 
Femur (shaft-part) 2 % 
Tibia (various) 3 ae 
Tarso-metatarse (various parts ) . 4 99 
Phalanges (perfect) . 5 ae 
-Of the small Goose-bones (Bernicla ?) there are— 
Coracoid (head) . . . . . . 1 specimen. 
Radius (distal and middle potions) . . 2 specimens, 
Ulna (middle) . . - + « « I specimen. 
Metacarpus (almost pein ae soe Oe 
Penrur (nearly perfect) 2. a kd 
Tibia (lower etd) 9S" I, op ee ee 
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Some of these bones are of a beautiful ferruginous dark brown; others are of a light 
colour, like the clay in which they were imbedded. 
Cygnus falconeri, Parker. Skull. 
Dr. Leith Adams's specimen of this part of the great Swan came to hand too late to 
ba figured; I was able to make out that it belonged to a Swan nearly one-third larger 
tahn Cygnus olor, and to see the occipital plane, foramen, and condyle, as well as part 
of the parietal and temporal regions. With this specimen of the skull there were two or 
three fine ‘“ ossa femoris,” which corroborated the conclusion I came to as to the skull be- 
