. Catalogue of the fossil birds in the British Museum (Natural History). 30 49359. The imperfect proximal portion of the right tibio-tarsus. {Fiij.) This specimen (woodcut, fig. 7) is figured by the writer, Fie. Gyps mclitcnsis.—Anterior aspect of tlie distal extreiuitj' of the right tibio- tarsus; from the Pleistocene of Malta. ]• a, bridge over groove for extensor tendons. op. c'U. pi. XXV. fig. 1. The cnemial crest is imperfect, and the outer border of the bone broken away. Except as regards its superior size, this specimen cannot be dis- tinguished from the tibio-tarsus of Vultur monachus.
. Catalogue of the fossil birds in the British Museum (Natural History). 30 49359. The imperfect proximal portion of the right tibio-tarsus. {Fiij.) This specimen (woodcut, fig. 7) is figured by the writer, Fie. Gyps mclitcnsis.—Anterior aspect of tlie distal extreiuitj' of the right tibio- tarsus; from the Pleistocene of Malta. ]• a, bridge over groove for extensor tendons. op. c'U. pi. XXV. fig. 1. The cnemial crest is imperfect, and the outer border of the bone broken away. Except as regards its superior size, this specimen cannot be dis- tinguished from the tibio-tarsus of Vultur monachus. 49356. The distal portion of the right tibio-tarsus, Figured by the {Fig.) writer, op. cit. pi. xxv. figs. 2, 2 a. The greatest trans- verse diameter is 0,030, against 0,025 in Vultur monachus. If the entire bone had the same proportionate length as in the latter (0,222) its length would be 0,206, The bridge over the groove for the extensor tendons is some- what more prominent than in Vultur monachus. 49357. Tlie distal extremity of the right tibio-tarsus of a slightly smaller individual. 49360. The imperfect distal extremity of the left tibio-tarsus. The internal condyle is lost, and the greater part of the bone of the shaft is wanting, so that only a cast of the internal cavity remains. 49363. The distal extremity of the left tarso-metatarsus. This {Fig.) specimen is figured by the writer, oj). cit. pi. xxv. fig, 6. In the length of the trochleis, the slight lateral expansion of the second trochlea, and the relative shortness of the. 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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