Alcedinid^e.] 



OSTEOLOGIA AVIUM. 



[CORACIN^E. 



Measurements (continued). 



Tenths. 



Length of femur 



Length of tibia 



Length of metatarsus 



Length of sternum 16 



Breadth of posterior margin of sternum 11 

 Breadth of anterior margin of sternum 8 



Tenths. 



Depth of keel 4£ 



Length of head ....... 



Breadth of head 



Length of pelvis 20 



Breadth of pelvis 11 



Subfam. 5. Todinje. 

 Todas, Linn. 



Viridis, Linn. 



Cranium similar in shape to Merops ; the maxillaries much flattened, covering the 

 roof of the mouth for nearly one-half the length of the cranium ; impression for the 

 masseter muscles very slight ; a deep impression at the base of the nasal bones, from 

 which a ridge proceeds over the top of the bill. Palatine bones similar in shape to 

 Merops. Interarticular bones long, bent backwards in the middle. 



Sternum, pelvis, and other bones also similar. 



Length of humerus . 

 Length of ulna . . 

 Length of metacarpus 

 Length of femur 

 Length of tibia . 

 Length of metatarsus 

 Length of sternum . 



Skeleton, Plate V. B. fig. 1. 

 Sternum, Plate VIII. fig. 9. 



Measurements. 



Tenths. 

 6 



2* 



4 



7 

 6 

 5 



Tenths. 

 Breadth of posterior margin of sternum 4-| 

 Breadth of anterior margin of sternum 4 

 Depth of keel If 



Length of head . 

 Breadth of head . 

 Length of pelvis . 

 Breadth of pelvis 



14 



5 

 5 



Illustrations. 



Palatine bones, Plate XII. fig. 8. 



Subfam. 6. Coracin^e. 



Coractas, Linn. 



Garrula, Linn. 



Cranium not quite so much depressed as in Trogon, more lengthened in proportion 

 to its breadth ; masseter channel very distinct, and continued nearly to the occiput. 



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