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a. J. DE FEJERVARY. 
to one seventeenth of the neural arches anterior width (between 
the lateral outlines of the tacies subrhomboidales’ median region). 
These are the general observations to the supplementing of which 
I refer to Sir R. Owen’s publications cited. 
The vertebrae described by Sir R. Owen w T ere determined by him 
as containing c e r v i c a 1; dorsal and sacral ones. Mr. de Vis. 
who seemed to be, in the lucky situation of possessing a nearly complete 
skeleton (op. cit.), does, not give any description of vertebrae. 
Fig. 36. + Megalania prisca Ow. Seventh or eighth right pleurapophysis. — Nat. Size. 
King’s Creek. — Fiom De Vis* op. cit., PL IV, 
A thorough reexamination and a detailed description of all these 
vertebrae in the light of modern comparative anatomy would be of a high 
biolo ical and systematical interest. 
2. Ribs where' recorded by Mr. de Vis (op. cit. p. 96) ; no too 
detailed description is offered by him on the matter. The proximal end of 
one of these, which could have been about the seventh or eight h 1 
right pleurapophysis is here reproducted on Tex fig. 36. 
A reexamination and a close description would be also in this case 
very desirable. 
C) Shoulder- girdle. 
Scapula mentioned by de Vis (op. cit., p. 94), though undescribed 
and uniigured. 
D) Pelvic girdle. 
The right side of a pelvis is recorded by de Vis (op. cit., p. 97 
footnote), though undescribed and unfigured. 
1 According to de Vis the seventh. 
