302' ON THE DODO AND OTHER EXTINCT BIRDS OF MAURITIUS. 



Figs. 2, 3, 4. Anterior, posterior, and lateral views of the atlas. Nat. size. 

 Fig. 5. Dorsal and ventral views of the metacarpals and of the first phalanx of the 

 index. 



PLATE XXXVII. 



Didus ineptus (p. 296). 



Figs. 1 A, B. Dorsal and lateral views of the posterior portion of the pelvis. Nat. size. 



Figs. 2 A, B, c. Lateral, anterior, and posterior views of the 18th vertebra. Nat. size. 

 Only one single specimen of this 18th vertebra was found amongst the 

 himdreds of other vertebrae of the Dodo which have passed through our 

 hands. This specimen is unique. Thecorresponding vertebra of the mounted 

 skeleton in the British Museum is a cleverly executed artificial substitute. 



