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OCYDROMUS MINOR Hamilton. 



Ocydromus sp. Hamilton, Trans. N.Z. Inst. XXV, p. 103 (1893). 

 Ocydromus minor Hamilton (nec. Forbes) I.e. 



THIS species is nearest allied to sylvestris Scl., which has quite erroneously 

 been placed in the genus Cabalus by Dr. Sharpe ; sylvestris will have 

 to form the type of a new genus, but until the skull of minor is known 

 I prefer to leave the latter temporarily in Ocydromus. 



The present species is known from two pelves, seven femora, six 

 tibiae, and five metatarsi, as well as the front portion of a sternum. The 

 measurements all show that minor was a slightly larger form than 

 sylvestris, but owing to having a much shorter tibio-tarsus it must have 

 been a much stumpier bird. 





Minor. 



Sylvestris. 



Pelvis extreme length .... 



.... 65 mm. 



62*5 mm. 



Pelvis extreme breadth.... 



.... 28 „ 



.. 25 „ 



Femur length 



.... 64 „ 



63 



Tibio-tarsus length 



.... 93 „ 



98 „ 



Tarso-metatarsus length 



.... 53 „ 



.. 51 „ 



Sternum greatest width 



.... 24-5 „ 



24-5 „ 



Habitat : Middle Island, New Zealand. Extinct. 



OCYDROMUS INSIGNIS FORBES. 



Ocydromus insignis Forbes, Trans. N.Z. Inst. XXIV, p. 188 (1892 — insufficient description). 



THIS bird "far exceeded in size any of the existing species of 

 Ocydromus'"' That is all that is published about this bird. 

 Habitat: Middle Island, New Zealand. 



