p44 OSTEOLOGY OF ARACHNOTHERA MAGNA. Ayer an. 
does this required research apply to the subfamiles J/yzomeline, 
Melithreptine, and Meliphagine. Possibly the representatives of 
some of these are more nearly affined to such a species as 
Arachnothera magna than some we have seen. In any event my 
labour will not have been in vain if what has here been brought 
out with respect to the osteology of the four meliphagidine genera 
examined proves to be of any assistance in that direction. 
EXPLANATION OF PLATE LXVIII. 
Left lateral view of the skeleton of Arachnothera magna. Adult. Natural size. 
Right ulna fractured at its proximal third. Preparation partly ligamentous ; 
podothece not entirely removed. Reproduced from photograph of the specimen 
by the author. 
