_Femur._
Total length 440 mm.
Width at proximal end 190 "
Width at distal end 200 "
Circumference at narrowest part of shaft 265 "
_Tibio-tarsus._
Total length 780 mm.
Width at proximal end 180 "
Width at distal end 160 "
Circumference at narrowest part of shaft 210 "
_Tarso-metatarsus._
Total length 420 mm.
Width at proximal end 170 "
Width at distal end 160 "
Circumference at narrowest part of shaft 200 "
The description of the foot in the diagnosis of the family is based on the
pes of this species. It is true that the two mounted skeletons in the
British and Tring Museums of _Aepyornis hildebrandti_ show a larger number
of phalanges; but as neither is composed of the bones of a single
individual it is more than likely that the articulator made a mistake.