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AYES. 
of the Integument of the Sole^ and Tendons of a Toe, of the 
Foot oilDinornis rohustusj Ow. Trans. Z. S. vi. pp. 495, 
496, pi. 88. — (Part XII.) ; containing a description of the 
Femur, Tibia, and Metatarsus of Dinornis maximus, Ow. 
Tom. c'4. pp. 497-500, pis. 89, 90. — (Part XIII.) : containing 
a description of the Sternum in Dinornis elephantopus and 
D. rheideSy with notes on that bone in D. crassus and D. ca- 
suarinus. Op. cit. Vn. pp. 115-122, pis. 7-9. — (Part XIV.) : 
containing Contributions to the Craniology of the Genus, 
with a description of the Fossil Cranium of Dasornis londi-> 
nensis, Ow., from the London Clay of Sheppey. Tom. cit. 
pp. 123-150, pis. 10-16. — (Part XV.) : containing a descrip- 
tion of the Skull, Femur, Tibia, Fibula, and Metatarsus of 
Aptornis defossoVy Owen, from near Oamaru, Middle Island, 
New Zealand ; with additional observations on Aptornis 
otidiformisy on Notornis mantelliy and on Dinornis curtus. 
Tom. cit. pp. 353-380, pis. 40-44. — (Part XVI.); contain- 
ing notices of the Internal Organs of some Species, with 
a description of the Brain and some Nerves and Muscles 
of the Head of the Apteryx austi'alis. Tom. cit. pp. 381- 
396, pis. 45-4^ 
The comprehensive titles of these valuable papers sufficiently 
indicate the varied subjects treated. The whole are in continua- 
tion of the series before mentioned (Zool. Rec. iv. p._73) . 
/Reichenow, Anton. Die Fussbildungen der Vogel. J. f. O. 
1871, pp, 401-458, Taf. vi. 
The different form of birds^ feet is well treated, and the scutel- 
lation of the tarsus in various groups illustrate^ the 
authoFs generalization, that in the foot lies the explanation of a 
bird^s life-function, 3 will hardly be accepted by all orni- 
thologists. 
/Reinhardt, J. Om en hidtil ukjendt Knogle i Hovedskallen 
hos Turakoerne {MusopliagideSy Sundev.) med nogle Be- 
mserkninger om de lignende Knogler hos andre Fugle- 
/ familier. Vid. Medd. 1871, pp. 326-341, tab. vii. 
( The os nncinatum shown by Dr. Magnus [cf. Zool. Rec. vii. 
p. 36) to exist in Phoenicophceus is identical with the ossiculum 
lacrymo-palatinum found by Prof. Brandt in Pregata and certain 
Procellariidcey and is present in the MusophagidaSy TrogonidcBy and 
some other Ouculidce. It probably assists the apparatus of 
smell./ 
' Pettigrew, J. B. On the Physiology of Wings ; being an ana- 
lysis of the movements by which Flight is produced in the 
Insect, Bat, and Bird. Pr. Soc. Edinb. vii. pp. 336-350. 
An abstract only of the paper, i 
