Dodo and other extinct birds Plate 33

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Edward Newton (create creator page)

unknown :

Hans Gadow (create creator page)

1–8: Lophopsittacus mauritianus

1 Left tibia, front view. l: attachments of the transverse ligament across the

long extensor tendons.

2 Right femur, posterior view.

3 Left metatarsus, plantar surface.

4 Left metatarsus, dorsal surface, g: groove for the tendon of the musculus extensor digitorum; i: insertion of the tendon of the m. tibialis anticus.

5 Dorsal view of the underjaw. p: posterior angle; f: facet for the quadrate; fi: additional facet for the jugal process of the quadrate.

6 Lateral view of the right jaw.

7 Ventral view of sternum. Sp.e.: spina externa sterni; p.l.a.: anterior lateral process; S: lateral line of m. subclavius.

8 Right lateral view of sternum. Sp.i.: spina externa sterni ; S: median line of m. subclavius.

9–10: Circus maillardi

9 Left tibia, front view. f: rest of fibula; b: bony bridge over the tendon of the m. extensor digitorum; p: peroneal crest.

10 Left metacarpals, lateral view. p: articular facet of the pollex; m₃: metacarpale III

11–18: Mascarenotus sauzieri

11 Inner view of humerus. f: pneumatic foramen.

12 Outer view of humerus.

13 Left tibia, front view. p: peroneal crest; f: distal portion of fibula ; l: attachment of transverse ligament.

14 Posterior view of right tarso-metatarsus. h: bony bridge

across the tendon of the m. tibialis anticus.

15 Anterior view of right tarso-metatarsus. b: facet for the hallux's metatarsal; i: insertion of the m. tibialis anticus.

16 Proximal end of the tarsus.

17 Posterior view of the small pair of tarso-metatarsals.

18 Anterior view of the small pair of tarso-metatarsals.