PROFESSOR OWEN ON THE GENUS DINORNIS. 375 
Canterbury Museum. Besides which we obtained a few bones belonging to another bird very little inferior 
in size. Both correspond well with the figures and descriptions of Professor Owen :— 
ie Girth of Girth of shaft, Girth of 
No. 21. Length of bone. proximal end. thinnest part. distal end. 
inches. inches. inches, inches. 
‘‘Metatarsus ........-- 16-2 12°6 6-2 15:2 
UTI)» seria Mac EISCIOe 30-4 19-1 6:8 14:5 
INST oe co Oden COCK 14:6 155 Tee ie? 
Loc. cit. p. 88. 
Addition to Note 35, p. 371. 
The confirmation and acceptance of this species by the accomplished geologist and naturalist in charge of 
the Canterbury Museum gave me much satisfaction. Dr. Haast writes :— 
“No. 18. Dinornis maximus, Owen? Of this species we obtained the perfect pelvis, the right femur, tibia, 
- and fibula, and the first two dorsal vertebrae, lying still in their original position. We dug all round these 
bones, but our researches were not rewarded by finding any more remains belonging to the same specimen. 
A fragment of a metatarsus, however, which was lying in a drain not far from the spot, seemed, from its size, 
to have belonged to this or to a similar bird. 
«T may here observe that, judging from the size of the two dorsal vertebra, still larger specimens of 
Dinornis are entombed in the same swamp, because we obtained a nearly complete neck of one of still larger 
dimensions than that belonging to No. 18, the other portions of which have not yet been found. 
“« Measurements. 
| | 
sf Girth of Girth of shaft, Girth of | 
Hosts. Length of bone. proximal end, | thinnest part. | distal end. 
ee See 
inches. inches. ea Le oe inches. inches. 
“ Metatarsus .......... erick | 8-1 
PET DIG perce. Sfachyorsynyais. ar4,« = 39°2 2 2: 5 8-7 
PROM 5 aeeelcr eee ee 18-4 19-0 9-6 ae 7 | 
“The metatarsus, of which, as before observed, we have only a fragment, is remarkably flat and broad, and 
does not narrow towards the middle, as in Din. giganteus ; when restored according to the metatarsus belonging 
to No. 19, it would be about 23 inches long. We obtained also parts of a specimen of No. 19, which have all 
the characteristics of this species, but somewhat smaller in all dimensions. The tibia is remarkably thick round 
the shaft, and presents altogether a very different appearance from that of Din. giganteus.”—Loc. cit. p. 87. 
In the preceding Table five species have leg-bones proportionally thick ; these strong- 
limbed Moas are represented by Dinornis gravis, Din. casuarinus, Din. crassus, Din. 
elephantopus, and Din. robustus. Six species have leg-bones proportionally thin; these 
are :—Dinornis didiformis, Din. dromioides, Din. gracilis, Din. struthioides, Din. ingens, 
and Din. giganteus. 
Dinornis rheides is intermediate in the strength or thickness of the limb-bones. 
Two species are notable for their small size, viz. Dinornis geranoides and Din. curtus ; 
one species for its great size, even in a genus of giants, viz Dinornis maximus. Of the 
