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TABLE OF ADMEASUREMENTS OF THE BONES OF THE LEG OF THE KNOWN SPECIES OF DINORNIS. 
The letter H, refers to the admeasurements given by Dr, Haast in the “* Memoir” cited, note 2, p. 362. 
Dimensions of the Femur. 























1 . -3z. . ‘ aoe Din, . e715 ‘ , . 5 \ 
Din. curtus. wees Tien Din. didiformis, Din. dromioides.| 1) odes, Din, gracilis. Din, gravis. Din. casuarin .| 
= 6 ® 13 15 a 
f3 4 fa ft. of TT. | £16. f Taylor. et eae Hh rina 
: in lin. in.lin| inlin. jim lin, im tin. in, lin,in, lin. in, lin| in. lin, pn. in. linjin, lin. in, line in. JinJin din, i, fy, 
Length .........: een Je p 5 6] 63 [Fo Fe Pele 6 gl) gp tk oa we OF 95) sre 
Breadth of proximal end (in the } 
axis of te et) testes ae 2% 3 2 0 a 2 10 3 0 3 3|3 6 3 : 3 ; ; a re - eS tee oo 13 gf 4 ne) 
Breadth (transverse) of distal end| 2 § 2 2 2, at aS 3 2 3 .6)3 7 3 3 2 : sree | 4 : ate ~~ |3 9 a 
| Circumference of middle......... wit a 7l 3s Jao Ae Aaa ae 3s 4 5 s $s a of 5) 
* Perhaps not quite enough allowed for mutilated extremities. ~ 
Dimensions of the Tibia. 
: 1 ; 10 Toe 16 19 
toe 4, t3. ts 29. rH H. 
Length s.ssernrecerccesrsnrarrnnsttsnans 1% 3 #@ of 4 0 jth 6 16 4 85 Gi2t OO ...,- 77d) [s} OAR Shy Ss 46 7 tae Pee 
Breadth of proximal end .,,,..--- 3 3 3 3 3-0 4 i Bese oe fans ri 4 6 We tOs ia. cis: mh ms cats oo ektls oo ptR 7 
Breadth of distal end ........+ 9a3t63 Sore 1 10 2 9 ere ae eS a 8 ’ te || eT Saad 7s Peewee 4k 20 - 
| Circumference of middle,,--...-.... 29 SB 7 | seer GO nant nee ee me | 4 0 1H Bsns ee 5 9 4 b)t sae 
| Fibular ridge extends down ,...,, 49 4 7] sates © 10 serene otek: $0 19 6 ss. GG sen hers “ 
aR PERS er Re Ce et ee ee eee 

——— 3 3 5 8 nT 12 17 
m3 m 4, H. * 
Teergth 20. sccsesyerereesrssessscnasaaes 5 0 4 6 6 o 7 Oo 6326 tH 16,9 = s3m55 9 tS eR Ol FT 7 oy 7 eh3-e . 
Circumf. at the middle of the shaft) 2 10 SG} sires 3 3 ¢° 4 fe51>ch) Oo RE srin i 7a MY Say ie 5 0 9 8 4 5d) ‘a ee 
Breadth (transverse) of distal end) 2 5 Le 3 0 nee eae eee enka & my led He eadeve as 1G tame 3 0 th 
Breadth of middle of shaft..,...... ree 1 a 1s 5 Tes FD dee pe Ae der i ic ec esas 2 0 : resets tae ae 
Thickness or antero-posterior dia} ff 
meter of shaft ,....--..-2::646. 0s o 7 o 6} <4... ° 9 Be Pereder @ to y & id ce aoaee Le eee rans ve | O TO _ 
Breadth (transv.) of proximal end 4 411 1 9 | ee 2. asrsaas | 2 10 44913 © Peas he ee a, oo 2 


Dimensions of the Femur. 
























Din, craysus.| Din. elephantopus. | Din. struthioides. Din. ingens. Din, giganteus. Din. robustus. Din. maximus, 
22 25 23 31 
H. | f12.  f Colenso. F2. TL. : - H. 
i in, lin, | in, lin. in, lin.| in. lin. in. din.) in. lin. = =in. tin. in, lin. =ine tin, in. Tin.) in. lin. in. Im. | in-tin. in. lin) 
Length: ,.,-222,0:22.stsdsssevorescteorss 12 0 r3 0 mm 8/31 6 32 Of] 13 13.90/16 o UGS Fitesss 1% 2 
_ Breadth of proximal end (in the 
axis of the neck) .....+--+.+-- ved3F 5 9 Stowe etka re gn re eg AEA Ge aks reas Oe Ole ree 
| Breadth (transverse) of distal end 5. 3 is |) ee “4 3 4 4] § 10 cot, | ee © ii ee , 
Circumference of middle............ 6 8 Ti Oee hers 5 6 e || af Got | tame asso oe ees 
* Perhaps not quite enongh allowed for mutilated extremities. 
Dimensions of the Tibia. 



; tk. 
Length ....... sachadate bddebvadopoussty © 35 0 
Breadth of proximal end ........... 7 6 7 0 
«Breadth of distal end .......0....664 4 © 4 8 ine 
| Ciremnforence of middle..........4: 6 6 6 6 vous 
Fibnilar ridge extends down ,...., 13 0 13.0 oe 

Dimensions of the Metatarsus. 
a wa a I ee at i 
+t 24 27 30 31 32 35 
Length eae & & * md, mE. | mB, Colenso.| m1, m BB, H, H, J 
Oircumf, at the middle of the shaft er: 8 a 3 ‘ 3 $ +4 : 13 2 18 : ¥ ° 3 9 15 9 16 2 % ° e : 
Breadth (transverse) of distal end 4 0 5 6 atl) aeree - | 5 ; 4 c 5 : a) lect ce a as ; 4 a 
Breadth of middle of shaft........+ 1 Io 2 8 > cla 6 . ; 5 4 See oS tara eal Me rerract 9 ae 
Thickness or antero-posterior dia- I 10 ie LP ee Seger hs) 2 ear ee hae 3 
meter of shaft .,......-..--:1:+--+ Pete heme so ee . ‘ a 
Breadth (transv.) of proximal end 43% | 4 8 eerie. e Z 3, 3 3 : j : asic) ta 2 : a 
* Perh h om : 
Perhaps not enough allowed for water-worn margins of trochles, + With a ridge at the middie of inner condyle at proximal aul, 
The bone of which a side view 3 Pl, LXXXVIL. fig. 7, 12 PLL. ‘ . 7 
is given in pl 20.a,and there 4 Pl. LXVIII. figs. 6, 6. 13 Pi. LIV, fg. 1. 9 eoretey ascribed to Din. 28 Ee ae i, ph % 
aseribed to Din. didiformis, is a 5 Pl. LXX. figs. 5, 6, 14 PL LV. fie. 2 21 Pl ) 29 Pi. - 1 
metatarsal of Din. caswarinus. 6 PL XXIy. 15 PL XLT a a ot en 4&5, fig. 1, Pee 
1 PL xe figs. 3, 4, & 5. 7 et XXVI. figs. 3, 4. 16 Pl. XLU. 23 Ibid. figs. 4 & 5, = Pi. XXVIL fig, 
Q Pl. LXXXVII. fig. 8 (com- PI, Sane “ * eerie 24 Pl. LVIL. fig. 1. 32 Pl, XLIX. fig.) 
pare with the first indication of 10 Pl. XXXIX. fig. 1, 19 PL ee L 25 Pl. LIV. fig. 2. $3 PL LXXIX, fig. 1. 
this species, Trans, Zool. Soe. iii, J] Pi. XL. fix. 2. : 26 Pl. LV. fig. 1. 34 Pl, LXXX. 
pl. 48. fig, 6). 20 PIX. (See also pl. 20.2, 27 PL. LIV. fig. 4. 35 Pl, LXAXLA. fig. 3. 
