34 Observations Upon the Morphology, etc. 
Coming next to the skeleton of pes in this wild G. 
bankiva, we find the arrangement of the osseous phalanges 
Comparative lengths of bone in pectoral and pelvic 
limbs, given in the metric system. 
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Length of ulna........ Bs ee fs ee Doraemon 0 
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Length of pollex digit........ <seeeseese 20 seeeeees 
Length of pinion including the pholangee of digit... 5... 
Teonothy Of Temi uit. .sreiciaate Bap + Sat Sea pee mS 
Length OF TIDIONeESUS. ~ AAts. . << cegeD aol ea aine os ee 
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Length of basal joint of hallux..... ... pee Res ye ic. 
Length of basal joint of mid-anterior toe................ 
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of the several digits to be upon the most normal plan of 2 
3, 4 and 5, reckoning from hallux to fourth toe inclusive, 
while the ungual joints are in each case strong and power- 
fully curved, and taken as a whole, although offering 
nothing of particular note, the skeletal pedal structure of 
Gallus bankiva unmistakably denotes the predominance of 
its rasorial habits over any arboreal proclivities it may pos- 
sess. So much for the skeleton of the species of Gallus, 
from which during the long ages gone by, all of our domes- 
tic species have been most undoubtedly derived, and that 
by the action of laws and processes of which we to-day 
have some good strong inkling, but are by no means thor- 
oughly informed about. 
