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DESCRIPTION OF THE PLATES. 
PLATE XLIII. 
(All the figures are of the natural size.) 
. Front view-of the left femur of Dinornis elephantopus. 
. Upper view of the head of the same bone. 
. Under view of the condyles of the same bone. 
. Front view of the left tibia of Dinornis elephantopus. 
. Upper articular end of the same bone. 
k. epicnemial ridge; p. procnemial plate; e. ectocnemial process; a. inner 
condyle; b. outer condyle ; f. tendinal groove and bridge. 
. Left fibula of Dinornis elephantopus: the side which is applied to the tibia is 
shown. 
PLATE XLIV. 
(All the figures are of the natural size.) 
The bones of the left foot of Dinornis elephantopus: 11., 111. & tv. indicate the 
distal trochlez of the metatarsus ; 11. 1,2,3, the three phalanges of the inner 
toe; 111. 1,2,3&4, the four phalanges of the middle toe ; Iv. 1,2,3,4&5, the 
five phalanges of the outer toe. 
. The proximal articular surface of the metatarsus: e. the internal, c. the external, 
articular cavity ; ec. the ectocalcaneal, mc. the mesocalcaneal, process. 
. The distal trochlez of the metatarsus: 11. that of the inner toe; 111. that of the 
middle toe; 1v. that of the outer toe. 
. The proximal articular surfaces of the proximal phalanges of the three toes. 
. Side view of the ungual phalanx of the middle toe. 
PLATE XLV. 
Front view of the left metatarsus of an immature Dinornis elephantopus: a. its 
proximal end uncovered by the tarsal epiphysis. 
Back view of the left metatarsus of an immature Dinornis crassus. 
. 1V.—PART V. PAIN 
