. Catalogue of the fossil birds in the British Museum (Natural History). PHASIANIIi^. 141 Typicidly from the Middle Miocene of Sansan (Gers), but also recorded by Dejjeret from the corresponding beds of Grive- ^Vlban. 40132. Fragment of rock showing a left tibio-tarsus, a])parently {Fig.) referable to this species ; from the Upper Miocene of (Eningen, Switzerland. The greater part of the shaft is crushed flat, and part of the posterior distal trochlea is broken away. The length of the entire bone is 0,164. The comparative shortness of the specimen, the small size of the distal extremity, a
. Catalogue of the fossil birds in the British Museum (Natural History). PHASIANIIi^. 141 Typicidly from the Middle Miocene of Sansan (Gers), but also recorded by Dejjeret from the corresponding beds of Grive- ^Vlban. 40132. Fragment of rock showing a left tibio-tarsus, a])parently {Fig.) referable to this species ; from the Upper Miocene of (Eningen, Switzerland. The greater part of the shaft is crushed flat, and part of the posterior distal trochlea is broken away. The length of the entire bone is 0,164. The comparative shortness of the specimen, the small size of the distal extremity, and the narrow intercondylar gorge (fig. 34) at once serve to distinguish this bone from Fig. Phasiamis alius.— Distal extremity of the left tibio-tarsus; from the Upper Miocene of CEningen. \. Pavo. From Tetrao it is distinguished by the deeper intercondylar gorge, and the greater length and horizontal position of the extensor bridge, which is crushed down upon the shaft. The specimen cannot be distinguished from the type tibio-tarsus figured by Milne-Edwards in the work cited. Van Breda Collection. Purchased, 1S71. Phasianus medius, Milne-Edwards ^ Known by the distal part of the tarso-metatarsiis, which is smaller than that of P. archiaci. Hab. Europe (France). From the Middle Miocene of Sansan (Gers). Phasianus desnoyersi, Milne-Edwards -. Founded upon a metacarpus which indicates a species intermediate in size between the two preceding. Hah. Europe (France). From the Miocene of the Orleannais. ' Oiseaus Fossik-s de la France, vol. ii. p. 242 (18G9-71). " Ibid. 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 British Museum (Natural History). Department of Geology. [Birds]; Lydekker, Richard, 1848-1915. London
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