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llii;;li, iiihl iiiiollifi' liU'^M'i' oiH' «>\ tend ill;; aliiittsi tlit- riitiic l('ti;;'tli of IIm^ 

 .sii|M'riur cil^;!! ol' |Ik>, til'iii. A pnimiiii'iit< lomitl \v:ii'l diriMttly iMtstctioi' 

 lo the rictus oris, prt'rcdcil l»_v two or tlii'co sniallcr ones. Inroiiot'sin- 

 l'at!rs iircnlati', iintst closely posteriorly. 



I'lii^^crs short, liist iiiid third e<|uul, ioiirlli shortest. Second (first) 

 liii<; r with :i very l:irp' tubercle at (he liaseol'tlK^ proximal endot'thi^ 

 second plialaiip* ; a smaller one in the saim^ position on the second. 

 The nsnal two larixe palmar tnliercles; distal to which the entin^ palm 

 is covered with closely placed tnl>ei'<'les. Toes wehhed to tho extremi- 

 ties, hnt the weh scall(»pe*l, so that the (>d;;e lietween the third iind 

 Ibiirth toes is opposite the extremity of the lirst phalan;>;e (from meta- 

 tarsal). Solo with a pavement of rather small warts, a sin;;le rather 

 lar,t;er one Itelow the proximal extremity of each phalan;;c excepting; 

 the distal ones. iCxIernal metatarsal tuWercle lar;;e, little delined ; the 

 internal small, oval, and with free <'i)ni(^d extremity, its inner ed<;e is 

 close to a lice dermal margin, which extends from the edj^e of the lirst 

 toe and turns tor w aids on the tarsus and is lost distad to its middle. 

 When the hind lej; is extended the heel rtwhes the middle of the tym- 

 paunui ami the end «>f the tarsus rea(;hes tiu> extreanty of tliu mn//le. 



The lcu;;th «»f tli<' lieail is considerably less than its width, atid enters 

 the total len;:lli nearly four tinu's; oi'. measnrin;;' fron> the snpraoccip- 

 ilal line, lunr and a half times. 



The color of the speeimcM is probably somewhar |>aler than normal 

 from theetVect of the alcohol, (liiai'd states thet'resh color to have 

 been '• uniforndy dark jirecu." .\t present it is li^iht brown, and below 

 wliiiish, with a few pale spots on the thoratac and j^idar re;;ions. 

 Thi;;:hs nnitorm li;>ht brown behind. 



Thci linuic of this speci«'s ;;i\cn by r>aird, as abov«' (Mted, is {^orwl, 

 except thai lue jiarotoid inland is repiesented as too wide. This ;;lan«l 

 in this species is tpiite peculiai' in its t'orm and ])osition. 



No. !.'."» 71' ; one spec; l-'ort Vuma, Cal.: A. Schott. 



I'.iro COl.t MJIIKNSIS i;.!. A (iinl. 



ftiil'ii rohiiiihii iisis K.'ilril iV (Jir;ii'<l, I'nic. Ac. I'liilM., I"^.'!;!, p. :>7S ; <iii','ii'il, I. <■. p. 7T, 



I'l. .">. W'A. t-'.t; ('"iH'. (lurk List Hull. i;.pt. N. Aiiicr., IST.",, p. '».). 

 Iliil,, hnii.is |'.:iii<l A i;ii:nil. I'mc. Ac. I'liihi., |s.V.', p. 171; (iiianl, I". S. I',\pl. I'.xpcd., 



II. Mp.. p. 71. I'l. •;, li;;. l-'.t; ItiMiliMiii. T, Ci't. lijtir. Siil. Itiil. .Mils., ji. •JIM'., li};. 

 Hiil'ii hiiliiiihilii liiiirtl »V <iir;iiil. I'l'ic. .\c. I'liil.i.. is.'ilf. p. :till ; (iiranl. Pioc. Ac. 



I'liilii.. |s.'>l.p.-7. jiimI I'. S. M,\. lioiiiiiI.Siiiv., II, p. -J'!, ri. II. (i;;. 7-fJ; IJoiilm- 



^;<T, Cat. P.ili. Sal. I'.rit. .Mils., l-i-,'. \>. '2'X\ li-;. 

 Itiij'o iliiliiixiH, pail, (iiiiilli , Cat. Ilatr. Sal. !5iit. Mils.. lsr,,-i. p. .'i7. 

 /.'«/'.» (/(i(i iiM(i/)/iii s- Ciipc, I'lDcrfil. .\c. I'liiia., IS'ili, p. ;!lll ; Keport U. S. ( i. (i. lOxpl. W. 



of imilli Ml T.. (J. M. Wlii'.'Ici. V. )i. .'>•.'•.>. 

 /.'»/'.i/ii/ /((< Ciipc. Ik'i'port r. S.IJ.O. i;\p|. W.dfliHMli .Mcr.. v.. p. .Vi-J, I'l. XXV tij;. !-.'>. 



This is a variables species, so much so as to present the appearanceof 

 iucliidin;;' a number of subspcries. I?nt these inter^^rade in so many 

 specimens that I can not maintain them as distinct, and I shall iist^ 

 the l«'rm vari«'ty as uhuv applit^ible to their case. 



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