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AMI'lIIUiMA MEANS Gank-n. 



■•lat'isO, tig. 7; 10; 11, li«.s. 1-!'; Ui; lii, li;;-. •'..) 



llolb., N. A. Ilcip., V. i>. ^'.K ri., :!() ; Dmn. A Uiln., )>. -M'r, (iray, Cat. IJatr. 

 Grad. Hiit. Miis., cil. i, ii. .">.'.: I!(.iil(;i,ii<T, Cut. Matr. (irad. Miit.Miis., 

 0(1. II, IS'-i-i, i>. ■"<:!; ('"1"'. Ulic'ck List liatr. lii'itt. N. Am.. 1^7;"), \t. 2:>; 

 rrocccd.H. Aiiicr. I'liilns. Soc, l.SSti, p. ;V,'il. 



ChrijKOthnln ]<iinr/ormis Mitcli,, /. <: 



Amvhtuma mcaihi h. (VuUutiila Cm ., Mom. .Mils., xi v, p. t, I'l. 1, li;,'. 1-;t. 



Amphtiima (liiliirliila W.i^l., Sysl. Aiiipli., p. viOK. 



Sirciiiiidtn diihr liiliiiii Fit/., /. <■■ 



AmphhniKi tiUhuliOii Ciiv., Mt'iii. Miis., \n , ji. 7, PI. 1, li;;. I-C; Ilollir., N. A. llcrp., V, p. 

 •»:!, ri.:!l; Tsclmdl, liatr., p. ;I7 : Dmn. iV liiln.. p. 'JIKi; K'yiliT Pnic. Ac. I'liila., 

 Irt71»,ii. II; lioiilciniiT. fat. liatr. (iiad. lirit. Miis..»'<l.ii.lS->>,p.H-i. 



Miirwiwpxin Inihiclijld Fit/.. Sy.st. IJrptil. p. :{l ; (iiay, Cat. liat. (ir.id. lirit. Mns., cd. 

 I, p.r..") : C(ip(",Cln'(k-Eist Hair. K'cplil. Ncarclic Hc.alm, l,-^7.'>, p. 'J.', 



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Kic. ri"). Ami'liiiifihi iiuiitis. Nil. Iiififl."). ('iihiintiiis, Mi^<H ; ]. 



Ill this spocit'.s (he liciiciiil form i.s j'loiijfiUo, and iiiucli like (liat of 

 an 0(.-l. or this h'ii<;th tlic tail occiiitics a piopoftion which varies I'lom 

 u little loss than oni't'onith to a little less than one-lifth. This proijor- 

 tioii (lepeiMls on aye, the lai:L;(> adtilts havinfjf shorter tails than the, 

 Hiiiall and yotiiijjf ones. 'I'lie Ixxly is depicsscd e\ lindrie. in t'orm. Tiie 

 I'oriii ol' the tail ditlers in dilTerent individuals Croin a verticral ovalin 

 section, to a triaiiijle in section, with theanjile upwards. Its extremity 

 is always strongly compressed, and is slender, and th(^ superior snrfacie 

 maybe rounded or anj^nlate. There is no distiiuit contraction repre- 

 senting a nock. The head is an oval, and is narrowed verv j^rad- 



