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centre band being most distinct on the marginal plates ; the 

 under side of the margin black dotted with yellow on the 

 sides, and yellow on the ends, with irregular yellow dotted 

 black spots placed on the suture between each of the plates ; 

 the symphysis with a broad longitudinal yellow spotted black 

 band, separated from the margin, and divided down the 

 middle by two pale yellow lines. The sternum nearly flat, 

 its surface and upper edge black, dotted with yellow and 

 surrounded by an irregular yellow edge; the ends truncated, 

 the front one denticulated, the hinder lobe broad, rounded 

 on the sides. Length 9, breadth 8-|-, inches. 



29. Emys kinosternoides, {White spotted Terrayin.) Testa 

 (puUi) oblonga depressa, pallide fusca obtuse albo carinata, 

 margine albido seiTato subtus luteo immaculato, scutellis 

 disci fasciis irregularibus albis nigro marginatis ornatis, sterno 

 antice posticeque rotundato ; capite fusco fasciis albidis 

 variegate subtus pallido. 



Hab. (v. t. Mus. Col. Surg.) 



Of this species I only know a very young specimen in 

 spirits. The shell is oblong depressed with a broad low 

 continuous central white keel ; the second and third verte- 

 bral shields each have a brown edged white irregular cross 

 band, and the costal plates are varied with irregular brown 

 edged white spots ; the margin white, with a series of trian- 

 gular brown spots placed round the inner edge on the suture 

 between each of the plates ; beneath pale yellow not spotted. 

 The sternum nearly flat, acutely romided in front and rounded 

 hehind; the axillary and inguinal plates small, the head brown 

 varied with a white band, beneath whitish ; the nape brown, 

 with three brown edged pale bands. Length of shell 1^ inch. 

 Besides the peculiarity of the colouring in this species, it is 

 the only species that I am acquainted with that has both 

 ends of the sternum rounded as in Kinosternon. 



30. Emijs annulifera, [Ringbearing Terrapin.) — Testa 

 (pulli) oblonga depressa scutellis punctatis pallide fuscis luteo 

 lineatis, vertebralibus annulis fuscis ad suturas positis ; subtus 

 pallida fusco marmorata. 



Hab. (v. t. Mus. Brit.) 



Shell oblong depressed, behind entire, the scales punctu- 

 late pale brown lined and ringed with yellow, the vertebral 

 series with a narrow central row of brown rings, with a larger 



