. The Cambridge natural history. Zoology; Zoologia Geral. 46 NEORNITHES ODONTOLCAE the Divers, and the resemblance of the second to the Gull-tribe, proposed in 1891 ^ to retain the term Odontornithes for a series of birds ancestral to the modern series of toothless Carinatae, for which he adopted the title Uicornithes, used in a narrower sense by Dr. Stejneger. It has, however, been decided to follow Dr. Gadow on this point; while the marks of distinction given below make it seem at least probable that, whereas Ichthyornis may be. Fig. 13.—Restoration of Hesperornis. (From Huxley, after
. The Cambridge natural history. Zoology; Zoologia Geral. 46 NEORNITHES ODONTOLCAE the Divers, and the resemblance of the second to the Gull-tribe, proposed in 1891 ^ to retain the term Odontornithes for a series of birds ancestral to the modern series of toothless Carinatae, for which he adopted the title Uicornithes, used in a narrower sense by Dr. Stejneger. It has, however, been decided to follow Dr. Gadow on this point; while the marks of distinction given below make it seem at least probable that, whereas Ichthyornis may be. Fig. 13.—Restoration of Hesperornis. (From Huxley, after ) x Jj-. referred to the Carinate division, Hesperornis should be placed in closer proximity to the Eatite forms. Our Neornithes Odontolcae consequently contain the Hesperoenithes, the Enaliornithes, and Baptornis, all of which appear to be nearly related. Hesperornis regalis, which stood about three feet high, and IT. crassipes, of even larger dimensions, had blunt teeth in the ^ Cat. Fossil Birds Brit. Mus. 1891, p. 200; id. A. Newton, Did. Birds, 1894. p. 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 Harmer, S. F. (Sidney Frederic), Sir, 1862-; Shipley, A. E. (Arthur Everett), Sir, 1861-1927. [London, Macmillan and co. , limited; New York, The Macmillan company
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