Hesperornis was a large flightless bird that swam in the oceans and snared fish with a tooth-lined beak. Its small wings were held close in to the body and were of little use beyond possibly ...

IN Dr. Shufeldt's letter (NATURE, Dec. 25, 1890, p. 176) no mention whatever is made of Prof. Fürbringer's studies on the point in question, and they appear, moreover, to have been partially ...