SHIELD REPTILES. 95 



e. Skull. Length to occiput, 6i in. 

 Ascension Island. Presented by — Waud, Esq. 



b. Skull. Length to occiput, 6f in. 

 Ascension Island. Presented by — Waud, Esq. 



/. Skull ; very imperfect. 

 Tropical Ocean. 



r. Skull, without lower jaw. Length to occiput, 6| in. 

 Tropical Ocean. 



s. Skull. Length to occiput, 4^ in. 

 Tropical Ocean. 62, 7, 18, 13. 



t. Skull. Length to occiput, 3^ in. 

 Tropical Ocean. 62, 7, 18, 12. 



e. Skull, without lower jaw. Length to occiput, 4^, in. Weight of 

 anhnal, 66 lbs. 

 Tropical Ocean. Dr. Mantell. 



v. Skull; bones separate. Mounted by E. Gerrard, Jnr. 

 Tropical Ocean. 72, 12, 29, 2. 



d. Head, covered with shields and skin. Length to occiput, 5 in. 

 Tropical Ocean. 44, 2, 20, 26. 



o'. Head, with shields. Length to occiput, 3 in. 

 Tropical Ocean. 46, 11, 18, 41. 



p'. Head and dorsal shell, 6i in. 

 Guiana. 67, 4, 2, 170. 



Genus 3. MYDAS. 



1. Mydas vikidis, Gray, Cat. p. 75 ; Sujypl. p. 119. Tortoises, <£c. t 

 t. 59, 60 (life). 



a. Animal stuffed. Shell, VU in. 

 Brazils. 



b. Animal stuffed. Shell, 1H in. 

 Brazils. 



c. Animal and shell, 1| in. ; stuffed ; young. 

 Brazils. 



g. Animal and shell, H hi. ; stuffed ; young. 

 Brazils. 



li, h'. Animals, in spirits ; young. Back brown, with pale margin. 

 Fins pale brown, the front with black spots. 

 Malay Peninsular. Cantor. 60, 3, 19, 1414. 



i. Animals, in spirits. Dorsal and marginal shields with a regular 

 broad pale margin. Fins, front and hinder, black-spotted ; head 

 shields with a narrow pale margin. 

 " Chelonia picta," Jeude, MSS. 

 Guiana ? Jeude. 66, 8, 14, 236. 



2). Skeleton, mounted. Dorsal shield, 33 in. 

 Ascension Island. 72, 3, 7, 2. Prepared by E. Gerrard, Jnr. 



