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between them, which is apparent, even in their passive state. The 

 hind feet are twice the size and breadth of tlic fore, with four long 

 toes, the two first are webbed as far as the first joint, and the 

 Other are strongly webbed to the apex of last joint ; the last or 

 outer toe has no nail. From the apex of tail, a central highly 

 notched ridge runs up about midway of it, and there splitting 

 into two branches, passes up on each side of the spine over the 

 back, as far up as the shoulders, gradually diminishing in height 

 to the termination. A central ridge runs down from the nape of 

 the neck, over the spinous processes of the vertebrae, (being firmly 

 attached to them by strong ligaments) as far down as the sacrum, 

 diminishing to its termination Ukewise." 



The eggs are oblong, 3 inches and 3 Hues long, and 2 inches 

 8 Unes in diameter. 



The skull of this specimen, which was presented to the British 

 Museum by Captain Stokes, has exactly the same form and pro- 

 portions as that of the crocodiles called Goa and Muggar on the 

 Indian continent, and is quite distinct in the characters from the 

 Egyptian species. 



A number of large stones, about the size (the largest) of a man's 

 fist, were found in the stomach. 



Messrs. Dumeril and Bibron deny that any species of croco- 

 dile is found in Australia. See Erpet. Gen. I. 1836, 45. 



