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the next dorsal rib, attached in like manner ; the bones of the 

 inner toe of the left foot, kept in position by cartilage ; the pha- 

 langes exposed on their upper surface, with the periosteum entire, 

 but retaining on their under surface the whole of their cartilage 

 and also the outer integument of the sole. The head, with the 

 exception of the loss of the left zygomatic bone, is as perfect as it 

 would have come from the hands of the most expert anatomist, 

 and without a trace of foreign matter on its surface. The tym- 

 panic bones retain the normal action they have in the living bird. 

 A portion of the outer skin adheres to one of the fibulae. Three 

 of the dorsal ribs have articulating surfaces and cartilage at their 

 lower end, — evidence of there being three sternal ribs on each 

 side, although but two are represented in the only published 

 figure Mr. AUis has had access to. The sternum is also shown with 

 three of its ribs in situ ; the sides of that bone are unsymmetrical, 

 probably arising from injury in early youth. The second photo- 

 graph shows the femur, with the still flexible lig amentum teres and 

 the articular cartilage on its head, and having a portion of skin 

 attached to it ; a view of the under surface of the head, with its 

 detached mandible ; a view of the sternum, showing its anterior 

 border, with the fossse, in which are the articulating surfaces for 

 the attachment of the anterior limbs ; the tarsus ; and an outer 

 view of the pelvis ; together with a considerable portion of the 

 skin, studded with the quill-parts of the feathers, which are bifid 

 as in the Emu ; some of the feathers preserve a portion of the 

 web. 



A bystander attempted, by a sudden jerk of the hand, to pull 

 out one of the feathers, but did not succeed in doing so ; the 

 feather woidd neither move nor break, but, slipping through the 

 fingers, retained its position, texture, and elasticity alike unin- 

 jured. 



Besides these parts, the same photograph exhibits a view of 

 the eight caudal vertebrae, retained in their proper relative posi- 

 tion by the cartilage on their under surface ; and the os coccygis, 

 which differs in form from that of any other bird, having two 

 finely -pointed processes pointing upwards, beautifully preserved. 



The other bones received consist of nine true cervical vertebrae ; 

 how many are wanting is unknown, but at least two or three, as 

 well as the atlas ; two dorsal vertebrae with short ribs (the upper 

 pair is wanting) ; next in order a single vertebra, with the left rib 

 attached; then three others normally anchylosed, and aU with 

 the left rib attached to them. The first sacral vertebra has one 



