text_original: Below this and attached to the inner sides of the leg from the knee downward, was another membrane which reached down to the heels, and it was this which Redgrave somewhat flippantly alluded to as a tail. Its obvious purpose was to maintain the longitudinal balance when flying.
text_transcription: BELOW THIS AND ATTACHED TO THE INNER SIDES OF THE LEG FROM THE KNEE DOWNWARD WAS ANOTHER MEMBRANE WHICH REACHED DOWN TO THE HEELS AND IT WAS THIS WHICH REDGRAVE SOMEWHAT FLIPPANTLY ALLUDED TO AS A TAIL ITS OBVIOUS PURPOSE WAS TO MAINTAIN THE LONGITUDINAL BALANCE WHEN FLYING
phonemes: bᵻlˌoʊ ðɪs ænd ɐtˈætʃt tə ðɪ ˈɪnɚ sˈaɪdz ʌvðə lˈɛɡ fɹʌmðə nˈiː dˈaʊnwɚd, wʌz ɐnˈʌðɚ mˈɛmbɹeɪn wˌɪtʃ ɹˈiːtʃt dˌaʊn tə ðə hˈiːlz, ænd ɪt wʌz ðɪs wˌɪtʃ ɹˈɛdɡɹeɪv sˈʌmwʌt flˈɪpəntli ɐlˈuːdᵻd tʊ æz ɐ tˈeɪl. ɪts ˈɑːbviəs pˈɜːpəs wʌz tə meɪntˈeɪn ðə lˈɔndʒɪtˌuːdɪnəl bˈæləns wɛn flˈaɪɪŋ.