No. 442.] OSTEOLOGY OF THE KINGFISHERS. 



mentioned. But in the jacamar the two nt 

 side of the keel are notably profound, and 

 longations very slender ; the inner ones not 

 dilated at their hinder tips, while very h: 

 characterize the ends of the outer pair. Now 

 num of C. cabanisi agree with the sternum c 

 would simply have to deepen its notches to a s 

 the two bones would then be very consider;! 

 the fore-part of the pelvis in the jacamar i 

 order of the kino-fisher, but the resemblance is 

 in the former how peculiarly the ilia and is< 

 behind ; but here, too, this appears to be but i 

 what we really see in CeryU alcyon. Aside fro: 

 feet of the jacamar, we could easily select 

 characters, that seem to indicate that in the 

 trunk skeleton, and the skeleton of the limbs 

 is much more than a mere resemblance to t 

 parts in the skeletons of our two North Ameru 



as representing the Meropida' with the skele 

 species of Ceryle we have under consideratio 



say the resembl 

 singularity, 

 tvhole the superi. 



