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Show 640 MR. A. H. GARROD ON [Julie 17, Odontophorus dentatus. *Pavo nigripennis. Ortyx virginianus. * muticus. Eupsychortyx cristatus. Argus giganteus. Caccabis chukar. *Meleagris gallopavo. Phasianus colchicus. Numida meleagris. versicolor. CRACIDAE. „,, ree,v esi.i ., Crax globicera Thaumalea picta. . amherstice. - incommoda. Euplocamus erythrophthalmus. pPau^xi^ m itu. ^ ^ vieilloti • pileatus. pyronotus. Ortalida albiventris. horsfieldii. - - albo-cristatus. MEGAPODIDEE. Gallus bankiva. Talegalla lathami. Ceriornis temminckii. Megacephalon maleo. Of the Alectorides the families will be considered separately. In the Bustards as represented by Otis macqueeni and Eupodotis denhami the ambiens, accessory femoro-caudal, the semitendinosus, the accessory semitendinosus, and the postacetabular portion of the tensor fasciae are present; the femoro-caudal is absent. In the QHdicnemidce the accessory femoro-caudal, the semitendinosus, the accessory semitendinosus, and the postacetabular portion of the tensor fasciae are present. In QJdicnemis bistriata and CE. superciliaris the femoro-caudal is present, but very slender. In ffi. grallaria it is absent. The ambiens is present in the three above-named species, but it is peculiar in being sometimes but imperfectly developed. It crosses the knee very externally, and was quite normally developed in a specimen of QU. bistriata and in one of 03. grallaria. In another specimen of CE. grallaria it was lost anteriorly on the fasciae covering the knee; and in one of CS. superciliaris it crossed the knee, but sent off a slip on the in- and outside to join the investing fascia. In the Cariamidee the semitendinosus, the accessory semitendinosus, and the postacetabular portion of the tensor fasciae are present. The ambiens was absent in a specimen of Cariama cristata, but present in one of Chunga burmeisteri. The femoro-caudal was absent in both. The accessory femoro-caudal was present in Cariama cristata, though extremely small. It was absent in Chunga bur- Among the Gruidae, Grus antigone possesses the ambiens, the femoro-caudal (very small), the accessory femoro-caudal (small), the semitendinosus, the accessory semitendinosus, and the postacetabular portion of the tensor fasciae, as does also Anthropoides virgo. Among the Eurypygidae, Rhinochetus jubatus possesses the ambiens, the femoro-caudal (extremely thin), the semitendinosus, and the accessory semitendinosus ; the accessory femoro-caudal is absent. The Rallidae possess the ambiens, the femoro-caudal, the accessory femoro-caudal, the semitendinosus, the accessory semitendinosus, and the postacetabular portion of the tensor fasciae. |
