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Number 11063, Plate 38, fig. 1, 2, was received in exchange from the Bost. 

 Soc. Nat, Hist. Numbers 11081-11084, and 11089 were purchased of F. B. 

 Webster. 



Plate 37, fig. 2, 3, are outlines from Harlan and fig. 1 is a lateral sketch 

 from No. 1 1063. Plate 38, fig. 3, is a view of the sternum of T. microphyes. Plate 

 39 gives the outlines of Giinther's figures of the type of his Testudo ephippium. 

 Plate 40 the outlines of Giinther's figures of Testudo abingdoni from Pinta 

 (Abingdon), Plate 41 represents a 25 inch specimen (M. C. Z. 11068) brought 

 by Baur from Pinzon (Duncan). Plate 42, fig. 2, 3, presents outlines of a cast 

 by Webster of a specimen from Pinzon, and figure 1, a dorsal view of another 

 cast by Webster from Isabela (Albemarle) said to be from T. becki. 



The type of T. ephippium Gunther, 1875, was a specimen in the Museum 

 of Science and Art, Edinburgh. Nothing was said to be known of its history, 

 but Porter's, 1822, description of the tortoises of Charles Island (Santa Maria) 

 applied so well the author had no doubt the type came from that island. In 

 1877 in the Gigantic Tortoises this is repeated on p. 81, but on p. 11 and on 

 Plate 39 it is ascribed without question to Indefatigable (Santa Cruz). It 

 appears to have been the only tortoise from the Archipelago in the Edinburgh 

 Museum; had there been another it would not have escaped mention. Baur, 

 1889, found that Captain Basil Hall had visited Abingdon (Pinta) (the only 

 island of the group landed upon) in January, 1822, and remarked, in his Journal, 

 concerning the tortoises "we took some on board, which lived for many months, 

 but none of them survived the cold weather off Cape Horn. I preserved one in 

 a cask of spirits, and it may now be seen in the Museum of the College at Edin- 

 burgh: it is about medium size." The measurements given are those of a 

 specimen of about the same size as the type of T. ephippium. Baur took the 



