482 Dr. Cantor on the Flora and Fauna of Chusan. 



Canina. Pachydermata. 



Canis sinensis, Auct. Sus (var. sinensis Auctor.). 



Felina. *Equus cahallus, Auct. 



Felis domesticus, Auct. asinus. 



*Felis ? RUMINANTIA. 



Edentata. *Capra. 



Manis pentadactyla, Linn. "^Bos taurus, Auct. 



2. AVESf. 



Passerine. Conirostres. 



Dentirostres. Pyrgita montana, Auct. 



Lanius erythronotus. Vigors. Pastor cristatellus, Temm. 



Dicrurus balicassius, YieWiot. Pica vulgaris, Auct. 



Turdus merula, Auct. Syndactyles. 



Philedon — — ? Alcedo bengalensis, Gmelin. 



Sylvia hippoldis, Temminck. Grall^e. 



Fissirostres. Cultirostres. 



Hirundo erythropygia, Sykes. Ardea - } 



3. REPTILIA. 

 Chelonia. 



*Trionyw tuherculatus. T. testa triste olivacea, ocellis nigris tuber- 

 culisque crebris tecta ; infra albo-viridescens ; laminis osseis quatuor. 



Dark olive ; carapace with ocellated black spots and numerous tu- 

 bercles ; beneath greenish white ; four callosities. 



^Emys muticus. E. testa fusca ; fascia Ideth flava pone oculos no- 

 tatus ; stemo scutis duodecim composito, fusco-maculatis. 



The shell brown ; behind the eyes a bright yellow band. Sternum 

 composed of twelve plates, with brown spots. 



Saueia. 



*Hemidactylus nanus. H. superne cinereus, strigis^sagittalibus ni- 

 gris 5 — 6 ; Cauda annulis 6 — 7 ejusdem coloris cincta. Infra marga- 

 ritaceus. 



Gray above, with five to six black arrow-shaped marks, and six to 

 seven rings of the same colour on the tail. Beneath pearl- coloured. 



*Tiliqua rufo-guttata. T. superne senea, lineis serratis nigris qua- 

 tuor ornata ; lateribus pallide flavis, rubro permaculatis ; abdomine 

 palhde flavo. 



Bronze-coloured above, with four black zigzag lines ; the sides 

 pale yellow, with numerous red spots. Beneath pale yellow. 



Ofhidia. 

 a. Venomous. 

 *Naja atra. N. supem^ atro-iridescens, lineis duplicibus trans- 

 versalibus flavis cincta ; abdomine in nonnullis margaritaceo, in aliis 

 schistoso. 



Iridescent black, with a number of distant transversal double lines 



t Identified by Edward Blyth, Esq. 



