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MULLERORNIS AGILIS MILNE-EDW. & GRAND. 



Mullerornis agilis Milne-Edwards and Grandidier, Compt. Rend., CXVIII, pp. 125-126 (1894). 



ORIGINAL description as follows: — " M . agilis inhabited the South-west 

 Coast; we only possess, of this species, one tibia, which is remarkable 

 for the manner in which the intermuscular bony ridges and the tendon- 

 grooves are marked. The exterior border of the bone above the lower 

 articular surface has developed into a very pronounced crista." (Translated.) 



" Length of tibio-tarsus 440 mm. 



Circumference of tibio-tarsus .... .... .... 97 ,, 



Width of tibio-tarsus 34 „ 



Width at proximal end 65 „ 



Width at distal end 75 „ " 



Habitat : South-west Madagascar. 



