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Appendix. 
Synoptical tabic, comparing the size of the foot, and the ver- 
tical height of several Moa-species with the African Ostrich, the 
Australian Emu, and the New Zealand Kiwi. 
Name 
of 
Species. 
Femur 
Tibia 
Metatarsus 
Vertical 
height 
in 
feet. 1 
Length 
in 
Inches 
and 
Lines. 
Least 
circum- 
frence 
of the 
shaft. 
Lcnght 
Least 
circum- 
ference 
of the 
shaft. 
Lenght. 
Least 
circum- 
ference 
of the 
shaft. 
Dinorn. giganteus 
16" 
O'" 
7" 
3"' 
35" 
0"' 
6" 
6 
18 " 
6'" 
5" 
6'" 
9' to 10' 
Dinorn. robustus 
14 
2 
7 
10 
32 
3 
6 
9 
15 
9 
5 
3 
8 to 9 
Palapteryx ingens 
12 
7 
6 
5 
30 
0 
5 
7 
12 
4 
4 
9 
6 to 7 
Din. struthioides 
11 
0 
4 
2 
25 
0 
5 
0 
12 
0 
4 
3 
6 
Din. elephantopus 
13 
0 
7 
9 
24 
0 
6 
5 
9 
3 
6 
6 
5 
Din. crassus . . 
11 
10 
6 
0 
19 
6 
4 
10 
8 
8 
4 
6 
Palapt. dromioides 
9 
6 
4 
0 
21 
0 
4 
0 
10 
5 
3 
9 
4Va 
Din. didiformis . 
a) 8 
0 
4 
0 
16 
3 
4 
1 
7 
0 
3 
6 
4'/2-5 
b) 10 
0 
3 
7 
15 
0 
3 
6 
7 
2 
3 
0 
37 2 -4 
Struthio camelus 
a) 11 
0 
5 
3 
18 
6 
4 
3 
16 
0 
3 
7 
6—7 
(Afric. Ostrich) . 
b) 11 
6 
5 
3 
21 
2 
3 
7 
18 
7 
2 
10 
Dromaeus Novae 
IIollandiae(Emu) 
9 
0 
3 
7 
16 
10 
3 
4 
15 
0 
3 
0 
5 
Apteryx Mantelli 
a) 3 
9 
1 
0 
5 
3 
1 
3 
3 
3 
1 
0 
l-l'/a 
(Kiwi). 
b) 3 
9 
1 
2 
5 
2 
1 
0 
2 
8 
1 
1 
Remarks. 
From North Island 
From South Island 
From South Island 
according to the 
skeleton in Vienna. 
From North Island 
From South Island 
according to the 
skeleton exhibited 
in the British Mu- 
seum. 
From South Island 
From North Island 
) FromNorth Island 
b) From South Island 
according to a ske- 
leton in the No- 
vara Museum in 
Vienna. 
b) According to a 
skeleton in the Imp. 
Cabinet of Natural 
History at Vienna. 
i) From North Island 
b) According to a 
skeleton in the Imp. 
Cabinet of Natural 
History in Vienna. 
1 The vertical height varies according to the position of the neck and foot. The figures given are the 
average for a natural, erect position. 
