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Show 476 MR. LYDEKKER ON PLEISTOCENE BIRD-REMAINS. [Nov. 3, I may observe that P. tenuirostris, Temm., of Japan &c, agrees with P. anglorum in the great length of the cnemial crest of the tibio-tarsus, and that P. cinereus1 makes an approximation in this respect. In P. fuliginosus and P. chlororhynchus, however (as I have observed), the cnemial crest of the tibio-tarsus is of the short type of the specimen represented in fig. 14 of the Plate; and I would suggest that attention to the relative length of this crest may afford important aid in the specific determination of the Shearwaters. DESCRIPTION OF PLATE XXXVII. Figs. 1,1 a. Bubo, cf. cinerascens, Guerin. Anterior and distal aspects of distal half of the left tarso-metatarsus. 2, 2 a. Milvus, cf. ictinus, Savigny. Anterior and distal aspects of the left tarso-metatarsus. 3. Aquila, sp. Terminal phalangeal of the pes. 4, 4 a. Coracias, cf. abyssinica, Bodd. Anterior aspect of the left tibio-tarsus and tarso-metatarsus. 5. Corvus corone, Linn. Ventral aspect of the right coracoid. 6, 6 a. Turdus musicus, Linn. Anterior aspect of the left tibio-tarsus and tarso-metatarsus. 7, 7 a. Coccothraustes vulgaris, Pallas. Palmar and dorsal aspects of tbe right humerus. 8, 8 a. Turdus, cf. musicus, Linn. Palmar and dorsal aspects of the right humerus. 9,9 a. Alauda, cf. arborea, Linn. Palmar and dorsal aspects of the right humerus. 10,10 a. Hirundo (?) sp. Palmar and dorsal aspects of the left humerus. 11. Columba, cf. livia, Linn. Ventral aspect of the left coracoid. 12. Coturnix communis, Bonnaterre. Anterior aspect of the right tarso-metatarsus. 13,13 a. Puffinus fuliginosus, Kuhl. Palmar and dorsal aspects of the right humerus. 14,14 a. Puffinus, sp. 2. Anterior aspect of the right tibio-tarsus and tarso-metatarsus. ] 5,15 a. Puffinus, cf. anglorum, Temminck. Palmar and dorsal aspects of the left humerus. 16,16 a. Puffinus, cf. anglorum. Anterior aspect of the right tibio-tarsus and tarso-metatarsus. All the specimens are represented of the natural size. Those in figures 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, and 10 are from the ossiferous breccia of Monte San Giovanni, near Iglesias, Sardinia; the others from a cave at Pietro Tampoia, Tavolara. 2. On Remains of a Large Stork from the Allier Miocene. By R. LYDEKKER, B.A. [Received July 30, 1891.] In his well-known work on the Fossil Birds of France, Prof. A. Milne-Edwards2 described the remains of a Stork from the Lower 1 See Milne-Edwards, op. cit. pi. 51. figs. 14, 15. 2 Rech. Oiseaux Foss. de la France, vol. i. p. 460 (1867-68). |