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PART 1.—History and external characters of the Dodo, Solitaire, and other Brevipennate
birds of Mauritius, Kodriguez, and Bourbon 1
Introduction • • 3
Chap. I . The Brevipennate Bird of Mauritius, the DODO 7
Section I . Historical Evidences 7
Section I I . Pictorial Evidences 28
Section I I I . Anatomical Evidences • • • 31
Section IV. Aifinities of the Dodo 35
Chap. I I . The Brevipennate Bird of Kodriguez, the SOLITAIRE 46
Chap. I I I . Brevipennate Birds of the Isle of Bourbon 57
Postscript to Part 1 63
PART I I . Osteology of the Dodo and Solitaire 67
Introduction 69
Chap. I . Osteology of the Dodo 71
Chap. I I . Osteology of t h e Solitaire 113
Postscript to Part I I 120
Appendix A. Translations of foreign extracts in Part 1 123
B. Bibliography of the Bidinte 127
Explanation of the plates 135
Index 189
