. Bird lore. Birds; Birds; Ornithology. The Giant Bird Diatryma 195 a few more pieces of the foot-bones of Diatryma of an apparently larger species than the southern one. This Dr. Shufeldt has called Diatryma ajax. Last summer, however, Mr. William Stein, one of the American Museum's trained fossil collectors, while searching a small and hitherto unexplored section of the fossil beds or 'badlands' of the Bighorn Basin in northwestern Wyoming came upon this magnificent new specimen which represents a third species and which has been named in honor of its discoverer, Diatryma steini. The bones w
. Bird lore. Birds; Birds; Ornithology. The Giant Bird Diatryma 195 a few more pieces of the foot-bones of Diatryma of an apparently larger species than the southern one. This Dr. Shufeldt has called Diatryma ajax. Last summer, however, Mr. William Stein, one of the American Museum's trained fossil collectors, while searching a small and hitherto unexplored section of the fossil beds or 'badlands' of the Bighorn Basin in northwestern Wyoming came upon this magnificent new specimen which represents a third species and which has been named in honor of its discoverer, Diatryma steini. The bones were found somewhat disorganized and were inbedded in a layer of soft bluish shale. Parts of both legs had been weathered out for some years and were lying on the surface, and it was the sight of these which led to the discovery. Because of the remarkable completeness of this new specimen we are able to recon- struct the skeleton of Diatryma with a fair degree of accuracy—even to make a life restoration of the bird. All important parts of the skeleton, with the exception of the sternum, are present, and when the bones are articulated we have a bird standing. 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 National Committee of the Audubon Societies of America; National Association of Audubon Societies for the Protection of Wild Birds and Animals; National Audubon Society. New York City : Macmillan Co.
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