ANOMALOPTERYX FORTIS HUTT.

Anomalopteryx fortis Hutton, Trans. N.Z. Inst. XXV, p. 9 (1893).

This is the largest of the genus, and the type bones came from Glenmark. I

append comparative table of Measurements:

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| Tarso-metatarsus. | Tibio-tarsus. | Femur.

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A. fortis | 8.0 inches. | 17.5 inches. | 9.8 inches.

A. didiformis | 6.3 " | 13.3 " | 8.0 "

A. parvus | 6.3 " | 13.7 " | 8.5 "

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Locality of Type: Glenmark.

Habitat: Middle Island, New Zealand.

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