334 MR. FORBES ON THE TRACHEA OF SELEUCIDES. [Mar. 21, 
I may take this opportunity of remarking that the various pub- 
lished figures of Seleucides nigra do not give a very accurate idea of 
the bird, as they fail to represent the peculiar way in which the leg- 
feathering ceases altogether some way above the “knee,” leaving 
Lower portion of trachea of Selewcides nigra g, from before. Twice the 
natural size. 
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11. Fourth, fifth, &. (from bottom) tracheal rings, 
peculiarly modified. III. Third bronchial semiring. 8.2, sterno-trachealis 
muscle, cut short. 
the large and muscular legs bare for about an inch or so above that 
joint. ’ 
The eyes are brilliant red; the legs, including the bare skin above 
the “knees,” pale red, the claws greyish. The mucous membrane 
of the mouth and superior surface of the tongue is bright emerald- 
