516 Dr. Richardson's Characters of 



Genus unicutn. Trionyx. Geoflfr. 

 Sp. typ. T. Coromandelicus, Geoffr. 



B. Pinnata. 



Familia4. SPHARGID^. 



Marinas. Herbivorae. Caputs membra atque Corpus cute corl- 

 acea tecta. Scuta cornea nulla. Rostrum corneum ; mandi- 

 bula superior emarginata, inferioris apicem recipiens. Pedes 

 pinnati. 



Genus unicum. Sphargis. Merrem. 



Sp. un. S, mercurialis, Merrem. 



FamiliaS. CHELONIAD^. 



Marinae. Herbivorae. Caput atque testa scutis corneis tectae^ 

 Collum et pedes squamosi ; rostrum aquilinum ; mandibula supe- 

 rior apice uncinate. Pedes pinnati. 



Genus unicum. Chelonia. Brongn, 



Sp. typ. Ch, My das. {Test, My das, Auct.) 



Art. LVIII. Short characters of a few Quadrupeds 

 procured on Capt. Frankliri^s late Expedition, By 

 John Richardson, M,D.^ F.R.S., F,L,S., S?c. 



1. SoREx FoRSTERi, caud& (tereti?) longitudine cotporis^ 

 auriculis brevibus vestitis^ dor so xerampelino^ ventre murino^ 

 dentibus pallidis, 



Forster's Shre-\v-Mouse, with a (roundish ?) tail as long as 

 the body, short furry ears, back of a clove-brown colour, belly 

 pale yellowish-brown, teeth nearly white. 



Dimens. Length of head and body 2| inches ; length of tail 

 1| inch. 



