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process between the coracoids is rather longer ; the interocular portion of the cranium is also rather 
broader than in the above-mentioned genus ; the pelvis, coracoids, and scapula agree both in 
shape and size with Troglodytes. 
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Lenth of sternum 6J 
Breadth anteriorly 4 
posteriorly 4| 
Greatest width of fissures .. i] 
Depth of ditto 21 
Length of occiput to point of bill 14| 
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Breadth of cranium 5| 
Length of pelvis _. 9 
Breadth of ditto posteriorly 5 
anteriorly If 
No. of cervical vertebrse 12 
PHYTOTOM A RARA. Molina. 
This bird being injured about the sexual organs, I could not ascertain the sex. Tongue pointed, 
armed at the base on each side with a flattened tricuspid spine ; trachea small, of uniform 
diameter throughout its whole length, acted upon by one pair of sterno-tracheal muscles ; 
oesophagus funnel-shaped at the upper extremity, when distended capable of containing a 
common pencil, at its junction with the proventriculus much smaller ; proventriculus scarcely 
perceptible ; gizzard small, consisting of little more than a thick skin, inner coat hardened ; 
the entrance of the oesophagus, and the exit of the intestine placed very near together at the 
upper extremity of it ; intestinal canal very short, and of large diameter, entirely devoid of 
caeca ; the whole length with the gizzard and oesophagus distended with a stringy substance, 
resembling coarse spun cotton cut into short lengths. 
Length of oesophagus, including proventriculus 3 
of intestinal canal 7^ 
Length of gizzard 
Breadth of ditto 
inches 
B 
• 1 
Sternum of nearly equal breadth, both posteriorly and anteriorly, much narrowed near the middle ; 
posterior margin nearly straight, indented with two large fissures, narrowed at their exit ; 
between the junctions of the coracoids furnished with a bifid process; the portion of the 
sternum to which the ribs are attached, continued anteriorly beyond the junction of the 
coracoids ; keel of moderate size ; coracoids long, not very strong ; os furcatum long, 
slightly arched, furnished with a flattened process, turned inwards at the point it approaches 
the sternum. 
Pdlvis broad, and short, narrowest anteriorly, the os pubis and ischium continued far backwards, 
beyond the junction of the caudal vertebrae ; ribs strong, and flattened ; posterior process 
large ; scapula long, broadest near the extremity ; legs of moderate strength, the internal 
processes of the tibia large, and flattened ; bones of the cranium strong. 
Length of sternum 12^ 
Breadth anteriorly 6^ 
posteriorly 9$ 
Width of fissures 1| 
Depth of ditto 4 
keel 4| 
Length of pelvis 13£ 
Width anteriorly 5 
posteriorly 11 
Length from occiput to point of bill 16 
Breadth of head 8 
Length of coracoids 9 
No. of cervical vertebrse 11 
dorsal ditto 7 
sacral ditto 10 
caudal ditto 7 
Total 35 
No. of true ribs 5 
false ribs 2-1 
Total 8 
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