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ANOMALOPTERYX FORTISHUTT.

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:

Tarso-metatarsus. Tibio-tarsus. Femur.
A. fortis 8.0 inches. 17.5 inches. 9.8 inches.
A. didiformis 6.3 inc" 13.3 inc" 8.0 inc"
A. parvus 6.3 inc" 13.7 inc" 8.5 inc"

Locality of Type: Glenmark.

Habitat: Middle Island, New Zealand.