. Catalogue of the fossil birds in the British Museum (Natural History). ANATID^. 109 The condition of this specimen suggests that it has been broken by the teeth of a carnivorous mammal. 49322 b. Fragment of the inner half of the proximal extremity of the left tarso-raetatarsus. This specimen, which indicates a largo individual, is in the same condition as iu the preceding one. Fig. Cygnus falconeri.—Anterior aspect of tlie imperfect distal extremity of the right tibio-tarsus; from the Pleistocene of Malta. \. a, bridge over groove for extensor tendons. 49324 a. The proximal phalangeal o
. Catalogue of the fossil birds in the British Museum (Natural History). ANATID^. 109 The condition of this specimen suggests that it has been broken by the teeth of a carnivorous mammal. 49322 b. Fragment of the inner half of the proximal extremity of the left tarso-raetatarsus. This specimen, which indicates a largo individual, is in the same condition as iu the preceding one. Fig. Cygnus falconeri.—Anterior aspect of tlie imperfect distal extremity of the right tibio-tarsus; from the Pleistocene of Malta. \. a, bridge over groove for extensor tendons. 49324 a. The proximal phalangeal of the third digit of the right {F{(j.) pes. Figured by the writer in the 'Proc. Zool. Soc' 1890, p. 410, fig. 3, B. The dimensions are—length 0,046, antero-posterior diameter of proximal articular surface 0,017; the corresponding dimensions of the homologous bone of C. oJor being 0,0G0 and 0,014. The unsymmetri- cal form of the distal articular surface and the prominent posterior ridge formed by the outer trochlea, which are so characteristic of the family, are very distinctly shown. This specimen is rather larger than the one figured by Parker in the ' Trans. Zool. Soc' vol. vi. pi. x. figs. 20, 21. 49324 f. A similar bone. 49324 g. Another similar specimen. 49324 i. The proximal phalangeal of the third digit of the left pes of a smaller Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original British Museum (Natural History). Department of Geology. [Birds]; Lydekker, Richard, 1848-1915. London
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