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REPTILES. 



Wagler, Syst. t. 2,/. 1—11. Test. Gataghol, B. Hamilton, Icon, 

 ined. n. 15? cop. Gray. Test, rostrata, Thunb. N. Act. Suec. viii. 

 179, t. 7,f. 2, 3. Schoepf. 93, t. 20. ZtewZ. .%>*. ii. 77, (young). 

 Test, cartilaginea, Bodd. Berl. Naturf. ii. 263. Test. Boddaertii, 

 Schneid. Scheld. t. 1,/. 1, 2. T. membranacea, Blumenb, Schned. 

 t. 2. Tri. stellatus, G<?o/f. ^4nn. ilfws. xiv. 13. 



The front and hinder edge of the dorsal disk tubercular; olive 

 green, crown of the head with one central and two radiating 

 black lines. 



a. In spirits, half grown ? back black-eyed, b\ inches. India. 



b. c. In spirits, young, not eyed. India. 



d. Stuffed, half grown, back with irregular rugose ridges. India, 

 Deccan. Presented by Colonel Sykes, F.R.S. 



<?,/. Inspirits, ? very young, not good state. China. Presented 

 by W. Baird, M.D. 



The Eyed Boulousse. Tyrse perocellata. Trionyx pero- 

 cellatus, Cantor. T. tuberculatus, Cantor. T. stellatus, var. Ja- 

 van. Schlegcl, F. Japon. t. 5,/, 6 ?? t. 7,/. 1, 2. 



Back with six obscure spots ; head and neck olive ; lip and 

 chin with small white spots. 



a, b. In spirits, half grown. Canton, China. Presented by the 

 Hon. East India Company, from Dr. Cantor's collection.* 



c. In spirits, younger, sternum black-spotted. Canton, China. 



Presented by the Hon. East India Company, from Dr. Cantor's 

 collection. 



The Tyrse. Tyrse Nilotica. Trionyx Niloticus, Gray, Syn. 

 46. Schlegel, F. Jap. 32. Testudo triunguis, Forsk. 9. Trionyx 

 ^gyptiacus, Geoff. Egypt, i. 116, *. 1. Guerin, Icon. t. 1, /. 7. 

 Dum. et Bib. E. G. ii. 484. T. labiatus, Bell, Test. t. from 



life. 



Shell rather convex, vertebral line often depressed; back green 

 spotted with white or yellowish. 



a. Adult, b. Young, stuffed. Egypt. Presented by Turnbull 

 Christie, M.D. J 



c. In spirits, half grown, brown, with small white specks on shields 

 and body, with some series of rather larger specks. W. Africa. 



The Eyed Tyrse. Tyrse Argus, Gray. Lear, Icon. ined. t. 



Olive-black, with numerous pale-edged, narrow, black rings ; 

 head and feet marbled with black, with a black-edged yellow streak 

 from the tip of the nose to the ear, inclosing the eye ; lips yellow, 

 black-edged ; nuchal bone, transverse, separate ; sternal callosi- 

 ties 4, hinder ones rather distant. 



a. Stuffed. West Africa, Sierra Leone ? Presented by the Earl 

 of Derby. 



