Meliphagid^e.] 



OSTEOLOGIA AVIUM. 



:[MYZOMELIN^. 



Length of humerus 

 Length of ulna . . . 

 Length of metacarpus 

 Length of femur . , 

 Length of tibia - . . 

 Length of metatarsus 

 Length of sternum . 



Measurements. 



Tenths. 



10 



9 



4 

 11| 



18 

 14 

 10 



Tenths. 



Breadth of posterior margin of sternum 6 

 Breadth of anterior margin of sternum 5 

 Depth of keel ....... 2§ 



Length of head , . 18 



Breadth of head 8 



Length of pelvis ...... 14 



Breadth of pelvis ....... 8 



Myzomela, Vig. 8$ Horsf. 



Nigra, Gould. 



Similar to the Melithr optinte, but of smaller size, and having the ulna much longer 

 than the humerus, the scapula not so abruptly cut off at its posterior end. In this group 

 ought to be included Acan, Thornhychus, Gould ; Acanthisa, Gould ; and Hcematops, 

 Gould ; — all of which have brush tongues, and of all of which I have specimens. 



Measurements. 



Tenths. 



Length of humerus . . . . . 5 J 



Length of ulna 7 



Length of metacarpus 2| 



Length of femur ...... 5 



Length of tibia 



Length of metatarsus 6 



Length of sternum 6 



Tenths. 



Breadth of posterior margin of sternum 3 



Breadth of anterior margin of sternum 2 J 



Depth of keel 2 



Length of head ........ 1 2 



Breadth of head 3 



Length of pelvis ...... 7 



Breadth of pelvis 4| 



Meliphaga, Lewin. 



Chrysotis, Lath. 



Similar, only smaller, to Anihochcera carunculata, but the pelvis is slightly broader in 

 proportion to its length. 



Measurements. 



Tenths. Tenths. 



Length of humerus 

 Length of ulna . . 

 Length of metacarpus 

 Length of femur 

 Length of tibia . . 

 Length of metatarsus 

 Length of sternum 



9 

 3 

 6 



7 

 9 



q2 



Breadth of posterior margin of sternum 



Breadth of anterior margin of sternum 4 



Depth of keel 2 



Length of head ...... 14 



Breadth of head ...... 5 ; 



Length of pelvis .. , 6 



Breadth of pelvis ...... 4j 



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