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nearly as it was on the firft of the month, js. feen 
fig. 4. Itis now fomewhat larger, but as yet 
‘there is no indication of fingers. Fig. 6. repre- 
fents it on the ninth. 
It is pleafing to obferve the little hand fully 
unfolding, while only three fingers :of unequal 
| length are vifible: the middle one is the longett. 
The arm has made no fenfible progrefs. The 
new foot had four toes alfo of unequal length ; 
the firft and fecond of which are longeft; the 
other two only begin to appear; the fourth is 
fearcely perceptible. One can never tire con- 
templating thefe miniatures, and admiring the 
wonders of the organic kingdom. 
Evolution advanced every day. On the 22-of 
‘Auguft, the regenerated members were as fig. 8, 
g. They began to deepen in colour, fo that the 
line, difcriminating the old parts from the new, 
was no longer fo confpicuous ; but the black 
fpecks on the toes of unmutilated newts were {till 
imperceptible. The difference between thefe 
toes and thofe of fig. 1 is evident here. Four 
well fhaped fingers were already on the hand, fi ge 
85 but only four toes, equally well formed, of 
the five which the foot regenerates, fic. 9; and 
they have to acquire more fize, confiftence, and 
colour. 
I continued my obfervations on the daily evo- 
Yution of the members ;* and the followins were 
Bjae 3 their 
