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ON THE ANATOMY OF ARAMUS SCOLOPACEUS. [Mar. 7, 



There are two carotid arteries; and the right jugular vein, as is 

 frequently the case, is considerably the larger of the two. 



The trachea is simple (the specimen is a female) ; the syrinx is 

 somewhat dilated ; and a single pair of intrinsic muscles is continued 

 to the bronchial half-ring. 



Fig. 1. Skull of Ara77ius scolopaceus, palatal view. 



2. Ditto ditto lower jaw. 



3. Ditto ditto top view. 



Myologically, the ambiens muscle is strong; the femoro-caudal 

 (A) is absent, the accessory femoro-caudal (B) is thin and small ; 

 the semitendinosus (X) and the accessory semiteudinosus (Y) are 

 fairly developed. Its muscle-formula * is therefore B.XY. In all the 

 Rallidse the formula is AB,XY, the femoro-caudal being large. In 



* Vide P. Z. S. 1874, p. 111. 



