Note 67 — THE THIRTY-THIRD PAPYRUS

The word here is “pterodactyl.” The largest known specimen of this abominable winged lizard measures about six metres from wing-tip to wing-tip. Its frightful crocodilish jaws seem to indicate a very voracious appetite. But I was unaware that the species persisted till so late a date. Perhaps I ought to add that the “pteranodon” was about the same size: but the wing-dimension of the “rhamphorhynkhos” was only a little over two metres. Both, however, seem to have been extremely nasty creatures. A. H.