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Show 636 MR. A. H . G A R R O D O N [June 17, Fregata aquila possesses the ambiens and the femoro-caudal, the latter being very slender ; the accessory femoro-caudal, the semitendinosus, the accessory semitendinosus, and the postacetabular portion of the tensor fasciae are absent. Phaethon possesses the femoro-caudal (small), the semitendinosus (strong), and the accessory semitendinosus; the ambiens, the accessory femoro-caudal, and the postacetabular portion of the tensor fasciae are absent. In this bird the biceps cruris is inserted into the fibula-head directly, without passing through a loop. The family Phalacrocoracidce possess the ambiens*, the femoro- Fig. 4. Outer view of right thigh of Phalacrocorax carbo, dissected. tfi tensor fasciae; gl iv, gluteus quartus; oe, obturator externus; fc, femoro-caudal ; Ad, adductor; b, biceps; st, semitendinosus; sm, semimembranosus ; Pb, pubis. caudal, and the semitendinosus ; the accessory femoro-caudal, the accessory semitendinosus, and the postacetabular portion of the tensor fasciae are absent. There is a peculiarity about the obturator ex- * Meckel did not find the ambiens in the Cormorant; it is peculiar in that it runs through the substance of the large triangular patella, in a bony canal. |