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Aves — The Moa. 



Table-case, 

 No. 12, and 

 Wall-cases, 

 Nos. 23 

 and 24. 



Aptomis, an extinct genus allied to the Ballidce, and represented 

 in the collection by many perfect bones of two species, and a 

 complete skeleton of Aptomis defossor. 



Here also are placed some portions (casts and originals) of 

 the skeleton of Harpagomis, the large extinct hawk of New 

 Zealand, together with the remains of various other birds from 

 the same islands. In the same case are exhibited a skall and 

 some portions of the skeleton of a remarkable extinct flightless 

 rail, TJiaphorapteryx Haivkinsi, together with some bones of a 

 large coot, Fidiccv Newtoni, from the Chatham Islands. 



These cases are occupied with remains of the great extinct 

 wingless bird, the " Moa " or Dinomis, from the Island of 

 New Zealand. 



Fi G< ii6. a. Skeleton of the "Elephant-footed Moa," Pa/Ayornia elephantopus (Owen), from 



Kew Zealand, b, Leg-bones of Dinornis aigantev.* (Owen), one of the largest of the 

 extinct Wingless Birds of New Zealand. (Glass-case 3.) 



The " Moa." Judging from the vast number of remains of this bird found 



both inthe South and North Island, and also from the fact of 



