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 470.. The rostrum of Pristis pectinatus. Presented by Capt. Sir W. E. Parry, R.N. 



471. The rostrum of Pristis pectinatus. Presented by Capt. Sir W. E. Parry, R.N. 



472. The rostrum of Pristis pectinatus. Presented by Capt. Sir W. E. Parry, R.N. 



473. The rostrum of a Saw-fish (Pristis cuspidatus). Hunterian. 



474. The rostrum of a Saw-fish. 



Presented by Capt. Sir Everard Home, Bart., R.N., F.R.S. 



475. The rostrum of a Saw-fish. Hunterian. 



476. The rostrum of a young Saw-fish. Hunterian. 



477. The rostrum of a young Saw-fish. Hunterian. 



478. The rostrum of a Saw-fish (Pristis antiquorum). Hunterian. 



479. The rostrum of a Saw-fish, Squalus Pristis (Pristis antiquorum}. Hunterian. 



480. The rostrum of a Saw-fish, Squalus Pristis (Pristis antiquorum). Hunterian. 



481. The rostrum of a Saw-fish. Hunterian. 



482. The rostrum of a Saw-fish. Hunterian. 



483. The rostrum of a Saw-fish. Hunterian. 



484. The rostrum of a Saw-fish. 



In this species the rostrum is broad at its base, with from eighteen to twenty-four teeth on 

 each side, thick and channeled at their posterior part, inclining to an edge in front. 



Mm. Brit. 



485. The rostrum of a Saw-fish (Pristis pectinatus). The animal was killed near 



the mouth of the Kaloogungah or Black river, near Caltura, 24 miles south 

 of Columbo. It was about 12 or 15 feet in length, and "as large about the 

 body as a sentry-box !" Presented by Sir Alexander Johnston. 



