. Catalogue of the fossil birds in the British Museum (Natural History). CICONIIDiE. 69 Amphipelargus majori, Lydckker (n. sp.). The typo and only described species. Approximating in size to Leptopiilus ar(jala. Hah. Samos. A. 123. The distal third of the left tibio-tarsus ; from the Lower {Fi(j.) Pliocene of the Isle of Samos, Turkish Archipelago. The type ; woodcut IS. The dimensions of the distal extre- mity are :—width across condyles 0,025, antero-posterior Fig. Amphipelargus, majori.—Anterior and distal aspects of the left tibio-tarsus • from Samos. x- bridge over extensor groove; b
. Catalogue of the fossil birds in the British Museum (Natural History). CICONIIDiE. 69 Amphipelargus majori, Lydckker (n. sp.). The typo and only described species. Approximating in size to Leptopiilus ar(jala. Hah. Samos. A. 123. The distal third of the left tibio-tarsus ; from the Lower {Fi(j.) Pliocene of the Isle of Samos, Turkish Archipelago. The type ; woodcut IS. The dimensions of the distal extre- mity are :—width across condyles 0,025, antero-posterior Fig. Amphipelargus, majori.—Anterior and distal aspects of the left tibio-tarsus • from Samos. x- bridge over extensor groove; b, intercondylar tubercle of ditto. diameter of entocondyle 0,02G. In Leptoptilus arrjala the corresponding dimensions are 0,02-Jr and 0,032; those of Pelarrjopsis magna being 0,015 and 0,018. Leptoptilus therefore differs very widely in the proportions of the distal extremity from the present genus. Forsyth-Major Collection. Purchased, 1889. Genus PSEUDOTANTALUS, Eidgway '. In this genus and the closely allied Tantalus the tarso-metatarsus has a deeper anterior groove than in Leptoptilus, and the distal end of the tibio-tarsus is much compressed. 1 Proc. Nat. Museum, vol. t. p. 550 (1SS2).. 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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