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MR W. P. PYCRAFT ON THE OSTEOLOGY [Feb. 20, 



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rnx-p 



ftz.s 



Ventral aspects of tlie skulls of : — a. Sylactes megapodius. b. Philepitta jala. 

 c. Pseudocolaptes boissineauti. d. Dendrocolaptes picumnus. e. Satara 

 cinerea. f. Xipliorliynchus trochilirostris. g. Dorsal aspect of skull of 

 Fsewdocolaptes (c). 



«,^.= concha vestibuli. h.p. = basipter3'goid process, c.p. = cerebellar prominence. 

 mx.p. = maxillo-palatine process, n. = nasal, n.pmx. = nasal process of pre- 

 maxilla. pa. = palatine, pt. = pterygoid, p.s.s. = processus zygomaticus 

 squamosi. q. = quadrate. vr>. = vomer. 



