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OCYDROMUS MINORHAMILTON.
- Ocydromus sp. Hamilton, Trans. N.Z. Inst. XXV, p. 103 (1893).
- Ocydromus minor Hamilton (nec. Forbes) l.c.
This species is nearest allied to sylvestris Scl., which has quite erroneously been placed in the genus Cabalus by Dr. Sharpe; sylvestris will have to form the type of a new genus, but until the skull of minor is known I prefer to leave the latter temporarily in Ocydromus.
The present species is known from two pelves, seven femora, six tibiae, and five metatarsi, as well as the front portion of a sternum. The measurements all show that minor was a slightly larger form than sylvestris, but owing to having a much shorter tibio-tarsus it must have been a much stumpier bird.
| Minor. | Sylvestris. | |||
| Pelvis extreme length | 65 | mm. | 62.5 | mm. |
| Pelvis extreme breadth | 28 | " | 25 | " |
| Femur length | 64 | " | 63 | " |
| Tibio-tarsus length | 93 | " | 98 | " |
| Tarso-metatarsus length | 53 | " | 51 | " |
| Sternum greatest width | 24.5 | " | 24.5 | " |
Habitat: Middle Island, New Zealand. Extinct.
OCYDROMUS INSIGNISFORBES.
- Ocydromus insignis Forbes, Trans. N.Z. Inst. XXIV, p. 188 (1892—insufficient description).
This bird "far exceeded in size any of the existing species of Ocydromus." That is all that is published about this bird.
Habitat: Middle Island, New Zealand.
