. Catalogue of the fossil birds in the British Museum (Natural History). 06 Agnopterus (?) hantoniensis, Lydekker (n. sp.). Kuowu by the coracoicl and femur, and provisionally referred to this genus on account of the circumstance that the first-named bone seems to come nearer to Phoeni copter as than to any other group. There is no evidence to prove that this form is specifically distinct from the preceding species. The coracoid differs from that of Phani copter us by its more elongated form, nari-ower head, smaller subclavicular process, less oblique sternal border, and the greater
. Catalogue of the fossil birds in the British Museum (Natural History). 06 Agnopterus (?) hantoniensis, Lydekker (n. sp.). Kuowu by the coracoicl and femur, and provisionally referred to this genus on account of the circumstance that the first-named bone seems to come nearer to Phoeni copter as than to any other group. There is no evidence to prove that this form is specifically distinct from the preceding species. The coracoid differs from that of Phani copter us by its more elongated form, nari-ower head, smaller subclavicular process, less oblique sternal border, and the greater â width and outward reflection of the anterior portion of the sternal articular surface. The femur is characterized by the great length of the neck. Hah. Europe (England). 30325. The right coracoid, wanting the hyosternal region; from {Fig.) the Upper Eocene (Lower Oligocene) of Hordwell, Hamp- shire. The type; figured in woodcut 25. In the general form of the proximal extremity, the long and flat glenoid cavity, the large cup for the scapula, and the position of the subclavicular process and foramen, this specimen seems to come nearer to the Flamingoes than to any other Fig. Agnopterus (?) hantoniensis.âVentral, doi'sal, aud distal aspects of the right coracoid; from the Upper Eocene of Hanapshire. |. Letters as in fig. 23 (p. 84). existing birds, although differing by its less oblique sternal border. There is no evidence that this coracoid is not generically identical with the coracoid from Hempstead,. 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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