. Catalogue of the fossil birds in the British Museum (Natural History). 38 CAETNATJE. 39744. The proximal extremity of the left radius. This specimen agrees precisely in relative size with the preceding, and may well have belonged to the same individual; it closely resembles the corresponding bono of existing species. 39739. The distal extremity of the left radius, ^vith the articular portion somewhat crushed. This specimen indicates a somewhat larger individual than the Pelecanus mitratus aud P. eautleyi.—Posterior aspect of the right femur of the former and of portions of the co
. Catalogue of the fossil birds in the British Museum (Natural History). 38 CAETNATJE. 39744. The proximal extremity of the left radius. This specimen agrees precisely in relative size with the preceding, and may well have belonged to the same individual; it closely resembles the corresponding bono of existing species. 39739. The distal extremity of the left radius, ^vith the articular portion somewhat crushed. This specimen indicates a somewhat larger individual than the Pelecanus mitratus aud P. eautleyi.—Posterior aspect of the right femur of the former and of portions of the corresponding bone of the latter (the proxi- mal extremity reversed from the left). ^. a, head ; b, tibial condyle ; c, fibular do. (From the ' Rec. Geol. Surv. Ind.') A. 120. The proximal extremity of the left femur of this or the fol- {Fiij-) lowing species. This specimen indicates a bird of smaller size than the typo ulna, and may therefore belong to P. sivalensis: it is figured (reversed) with the following specimen. A. 120 a. The distal end of the right femur of this or the next (Fig.) species. This specimen (fig. 8) has been figured by the writer in the ' Rec. Geol. Surv. ; vol. xxiii. p. 235; it indicates a rather smaller individual than the one to which the ulna belonged. The characters are essentially the same as in the existing Pelicans, the deep popliteal de- pression and the pit on the outer side of the external condyle being clearly 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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