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be distinguished even from the juvenile stages of 

 the Great or Warty Newt. Beneath the throat is a 

 kind of collar, and the male, during the breeding 

 season, has a beautiful Fig. 63. 



continuous crest, run- 

 ning from the top of the 

 head to the tail. This 

 crest is regularly fes- 

 tooned along it's edge. 

 The upper parts of the 

 smooth eft are of a light- 

 brownish grey, inclining 

 to olive ; whilst the under 

 parts are of a yellow, 

 and, in the spring, of 

 an orange colour. Both 

 sexes are spotted, the 

 male most. The entire 

 length of this species, 

 even at the adult stage, 

 never exceeds four inches. 

 Like the great water 

 newt, this species pre- 

 sents different appear- 

 ances during the various 



.. Callitriche verna, with leaves cou- 



stages of its career from taming Ova of Newt, 



the ex-tadpole state to that of full maturity. Mr. 

 Robson of Elswick, has carefully watched the larval 

 stages of this species, and made the results of 

 his observations known in two capital papers con- 



