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BONE OF A GIGANTIC BIRD 



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that the specimen had not the structure of a bone 

 of such a bird of flight ; that it was a marrow- 

 bone, like those brought to table wrapped in a 

 napkin. To further questions as to its locality, 

 the vendor replied by showing, amongst other 

 evidences, a jadestone weapon peculiar to the 



FEMUR OF A MOA 



New Zealanders, which he had also brought from 

 the island, and still seemed to attach so much 

 value to the unpromising fragment, that I con- 

 sented, being at the time specially engaged, to 

 try to make out the bone, if he would leave it 

 with me and call for it the next day. 



' As soon as I was at leisure I took the bone 



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