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b. Head-shields 6-sided, scale-like. Preanal scales numerous. 



2. Feylima. 



Head rather depressed, covered with 6-sided scales, narrow in 

 front. Rostral moderate, depressed. Nostrils in the middle of 

 the side of the rostral, with an arched groove to the hinder edge. 

 Eyes none. Body cylindrical, rather depressed, covered with 6- 

 sided smooth scales, those in front of the vent like those of the 

 belly. Limbs none. Tail round, tapering. 



The Feylinia. Feylinia Currori. 



Dark brown ; head with 3 scales in the central series, the first 

 (internasal) 6-sided, rounded behind, with 2 transverse supranasals 

 in front of it, the second (the frontal) rather wider, truncated be- 

 hind, the third (the interparietal) 6-sided, with the hinder edge 

 rather produced into an angle ; the lateral scales smaller. 



a. Adult, in spirits. Thick, tail very short, conical, reproduced. 



Angola. Presented by J. Cui-ror, Esq., R.N. 



b. Young, in spirits. Thinner, head and head-shields propor- 



tionally larger, tail half the length of the body, cylindrical. 

 Coast of Africa. Presented by J. Curror, Esq., R.N. 



3. DiBAMUs, Dum. et Bib. 



Limbs 2, posterior, kidney-shaped. Preanal scales like the rest 

 of the body. 



The DiBAME. Dibamus Nova GuincEe, Dum. et Bib. E. G. 

 V. 834. Gervais. Diet. Sci. Nat. Serp. t. f. Acontias subcoe- 

 cus, Schlegel, Mus. Leyd. 



Olive brown. 



Inhab. New Guinea. Mus. Leyden. 



