. 1896.] 



HXOID BONUS or NESTOB AND NANODES. 



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while the former is laterally expanded and bears dorsally a cup-like 

 depression (c). The hinder half of the basihyal bears dorsally a 

 rounded antero-posteriorly extending ridge. The parahyal pro- 

 cesses arise much as they do in the Lories previously described, but 

 are exceedingly slender and meet together at a symphysis which 

 is situated about midway between the anterior and posterior 

 extremities of the basihyal. The symphysis is connected with the 

 preaxial part of the basihyal by a rather vertically broad osseous 

 band which passes obliquely backward to it from just behind 



t%. 1. 



'Syoii oi -Nestor meridionalis. A. DorBal napect ; B. Ventral aspect ; 

 C, Lateral aspect. 



b. Basihyal. 



e. Etitoglossum. 



c. Cup-like concavity. 



al. Anterior lateral process. 



pi. Posterior lateral process. 



dl. Dorsal lateral process. 



p. Parahyal arch. 



3. Its symphysis. 

 hb. Hypobranchial. 

 cb. Oeratobranchial. '• 



u. Urohyal, its larger proximal part. 

 led. Urohyal, its smaller distal part. 



