On a Dredging -Excursion to Iceland. 371 



Thirty-five longitudinal series of scales round the trunk ; 

 sixty transverse series between the fore and hind limbs. Ten 

 prseanals, scarcely larger than the neighbouring scales. Sub- 

 caudal scales scarcely larger than those on the back of the 

 tail. 



Limbs somewhat feeble ; the fore legs extend to the eye when 

 stretched forwards, the hind legs not quite halfway up towards 

 the axil. The third and fourth fingers equal in length, but 

 longer than the second. The third hind toe a little shorter 

 than the fourth and a little longer than the fifth. 



Upper and lateral parts blackish brown, with irregular bluish- 

 white, band-like transverse spots, one or two scales broad. 

 Tail and legs without such bands. Lower parts uniform 

 white. 



The specimen is 6^ inches long to the vent, the greater part 

 of the tail being lost. 



in. lin. 



Distance of the snout from the eye 5 



jj jj ear 1 Ji 



„ „ axil 2 2 



„ „ vent 6 6 



Length of fore limb 1 4| 



„ third finger 3| 



„ hind limb 2 



„ second toe 4 



„ third toe 6 



„ fourth toe 6^ 



fifth toe 5 



LII. — Dredging-Excursion to Iceland in June and July 1872. 

 By T. A. Veekruzen. 



Having relinquished my first idea of paying a second visit 

 to Norway, where I had had an excursion last year of so much 

 interest, I left London about the middle of June for Granton 

 Harbour, Edinburgh, and went thence by the steamer 'Queen' 

 to Reykjavik, where we arrived after a voyage of about ninety- 

 five hours — perhaps the quickest passage made there, the wind 

 being all tlie time in our favour. I stayed a month in the 

 island, had a ride to the Geyser, besides several shorter excur- 

 sions, and employed the remainder of my time in dredging and 

 exploring the shores of the Bay of Reykjavik. I had consider- 

 able difficulty in obtaining good boatmen, the Icelanders not 

 being accustomed to the labour of dredging, and tiring after a 

 few hours of exertion. All circumstances considered, however, 

 I managed, by good pay &c., to get my dredging done tolerably 

 well ; and encouraged by a friend to communicate the result 



