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extends downwards to about the level of the distal ^ of the tibial shaft, and upwards 

 along each tendon as far as the fleshy portion of its respective muscle. 



My attention was drawn to this fact by Mr. Woosnam, who, in skinning specimens 

 of this bird, found these tendons difficult to sever. 



IV. Summary. 



Owing to the fact that I had but a single specimen of Bradypterus for dissection, 

 which it was desirable to keep as complete as possible, and but little material for the 

 purposes of comparison, it is not possible to say anything definite as to the probable 

 systematic position of this genus. It is certainly distinctly separable from the genera 

 with which it has been compared. My colleague Mr. Ogilvie-Grant is inclined to 

 think it may stand somewhere near Cetti's Warbler, and I hope shortly to have 

 specimens of that bird for dissection in order that this point may be tested. 



The relatively shallow keel on the breast-bone and the great development of the 

 gastrocnemius muscle show that it is not much addicted to flight, and the peculiar, 

 almost discontinuous character of the tail-feathers may be taken as further evidence on 

 this head. 



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