1889.] 



ANATOMY OF BURMEISTER's CARIAMA. 



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I may remark, however, that in Chunga ^ there are considerable 

 traces of the right aortic arch in the shape of a fibrous band attached 

 to the aorta just in front of origin of the coeliac axis. This may 



Caiiama crtstata. Pelvis, dorsal view. 



perhaps be regarded as a point of resemblance with the Accipitres : 

 it is true that in other birds besides the Accipitres the ligament 



1 I have not had an opportunity of finding out whether Cariama shows the 

 same structure. 



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