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the body falls far below that of M. Guesde's specimeu. A splendid ex- 

 ample from St. Lucia is also iu the collection of Mr. Cropper. (Timehri 

 T, 263, fig. 2.) 

 Length, 1^ inches ; greatest width, 4 inches. 





Fig. 37. 



Fig. 37. This beautiful blade, up to whose form the last few specimens 

 have been leading us, is of a dark-green color, and j^resents some inter- 

 esting characteristics. The butt resembles two eagle heads facing 

 outward. The long haft- space or neck widens gracefully outward to 

 where it is joined to the sides by abrupt shoulders. The faces are 

 highly polished and continuous over the entire specimen. The lower 

 side of the edge has been broken and reground. 



Length, 9 1^ inches 5 greatest width of blade, ifg- inches 5 greatest 

 width of haft-space, 2^ inches. 





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Pm, 38. 



