9. MTJR^NESOX. 47 



a. Half-grown. India. Purchased. 



h-d. Young. Vizagapatam. Presented by Capt Mitchell. 



e. Half-grown. Calcutta. From the Collection of Messrs. von 



Schlagiiitwcit. 

 /. Half-grown. Malayan peninsula. From Dr. Cantor's Collection. 

 g. Adult: skin. Malayan peninsula. From Dr. Cantor's Collection. 

 h, i. Adult. East-Indian archipelago. 

 h. Adult. East-Indian archipelago. From Dr. Bleeker's Collection 



as M. simjapurensis. 

 1. Half-grown. Philippine Islands. Purchased of Mr. Cuming, 

 m. Young. Formosa. From Mr. Swinhoe's Collection. 

 n. Half-grown. Amoj. From Mr. Swinhoe's Collection. 

 0. Half-grown. China. Presented by J. R. Reeves, Esq. — Type 



of C. hrcvictispis. Rich. 

 p. Half-grown. China. — Type of C. tricuspidatus, Rich. 

 ([. Adult: stuffed. China. Presented by J. R. Reeves, Esq. — Type 



of C. angustidens, Rich. 

 r-t. Adult and half-grown. Japan. Purchased. 

 u. Skin, 57 inches long. Australia. Purchased. 

 V. Adult : head. Type of C. protervus, Rich. 

 tu. Adult : skeleton. Japan. Purchased. 



The skeleton shows several peculiarities. The structure of the 

 skuU is very solid ; the frontal bones are swollen, forming a thick 

 porous mass on each side of the skull ; a very distinct crest along 

 the median line of the skull ; the prefrontals, ethmoid, and intcr- 

 maxiUaries are coalesced into a long narrow bone without any 

 sutures. The transverse processes of the abdominal vertebras arc 

 split into two to the base, a long slender rib being attached to the 

 anterior part of each process. A second series of long accessory 

 ribs along each side of the vertebral column ; each of these ribs arises 

 with two branches, one from the centre, and the other from the 

 transverse process of the vertebra. Vert. 67/87. 



4. Muraenesox savanna. 



Mura^na savanna, Ciw. Rhfjrie An. (name only). 



Conger savanna, Benn. Proc. Comm. Zool. Soc. 1831, p. 135. 



brasiliensis, Ranzani, Nov. Comm. Ac. Sc. Instit. Bonon. iv. 



1840, p. 79, tab. 13. fig. 1. 

 Cynoponticus ferox, Costa, I. c. tav. 28. 

 CongTus ciirvidens, Richards. Voi/. Ereb. Sf Terr. Fish. p. Ill, cop. 



by Kanp, Apod. p. 117. 

 Conger limbatus, Casteln. An. Amdr. Sud,^. 83, pi. 43. fig. 3. 

 Murtenesox savanna, Kaup, Apod. p. 117, ng. 74. 

 Bracbyconger savanna, Bleek. Ned. Tyds. Dierk. ii. p. 233. 



Vomerine teeth compressed, with basal lobes ; maxill'iry and 

 mandibulary teeth obtuse, more or less molar-like. Snout not much 

 elongate. 



Atlantic coasts of Tropical America; found once in the Medi- 

 terranean. 



