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lM'si<U\s llu* pcniliiiiilics ul' tlic lu ad crests and iiictatai'sal shovels, 

 this species dilil'eis tVoiii most ol' tliu iither North Aiiiericau species in 

 having' th(^ belly spotted. 



No. ir.'LJT; 7 speciiiu'iis; northern bonndary United States, .Mon- 

 tana; 1.S71 ; Dr. 10. Cones. 



Of the above specimens Ibni' are adult or nearly so, and three are 

 hair ,i;ro\vn. 



lU'l'O COC.VATIS S;iy. 



liOii^'s l'',\)ii-iliti<iii III till' li'orkv Moiiiiiaiii.s, II. !>''.':!, p. I'.iii; llullir, 

 N. A. Ilii|... \ . I'l-.', -i. ..'I. I'l. \. : l!ii., iV <;iiil., Miirr.v's l;i|M.ii, 

 I-."i;:, |i. -M-.'. I'l. II; l.'.'iiuil f.S. i'ar. I.'. KV Sm \ ., .\, Wliiitpji'.', 



ll'lpDI I, |l. 1 1. I'l. \\\ I. 



//H/if (///)/(7'/i(i.N Ciipr, .\iiH'i iiMii Natiiiali-*!, Mil, p. HIT: l!iiiili'iij;rr, ( at. liiil. 

 Mm-*., l-^','. p. :'.(i-. 



Head short, one liHli the total, measured over the dorsal convexity ; 

 wide, and with mii/,/le descendin;:; sli'cply. 'I'lie descent commences 

 between the anlerioi' part of the orbits, sloping;' to op|iosit«' ihe narcs, 

 behiw which it rcticats a little within the pcipciidiciilar to (he iippei' 

 lip. Tiie entire prclroiital i(';;ion toa point whicii iiieaMU'cs t he aiite- 

 lior thiitl oT Ihe orbit |>roJecis as a Mat Itoss or protnberaMce. The 

 siipci'ciliary rid;;'es of the frontoparietal bones ori;iiiiate iVom tlicposte. 

 riorsideof this, and divcr/^c iai)idly, passing b.\ a lejriilar curve or a 

 \('iy (tpeii aii>;le into tiie postl'iontal rid;;e. At the jioiiit (d junction 

 there is on the inner side an angular tnlici(tsity, which lepreseiits the 

 coiitimiation of the superciliary rid^c. There is no disj>ositi<m t(» the 

 connection of these an;"les across the niiiitllc line or tin' lillin^iiip of the 

 incliidcil groove, as is seen in /»'. Iiiiii'mjilnjis. /.'. Icnliiiinnsiis iiDDillntH.si, 

 eir. The pretuiilal i)uss loiiiis aiiciex atioii aloii^ I lie fioiit of the orbit, 

 but not a <iistincl ciol. Siipiatvinpaiiic crest rcpicseiitctliiy an an>ilc 

 only. Meinbiannin lyiiipaiii a \i-rliral o\al, <piilc distinct, its lonv 

 <lia meter one half that of I he oibil, suinctiiiies one I hi id. (>w in.u to tli< 

 clr\'ated fiiriii of Ihe iiiii/./.le, the nosliil iiiaiksa point iialf way lietwi'cn 

 its sniiimit and the ed^^c of the upper lip. and the eye-lissnre runs ob- 

 lii|in'l\ downwards and lorwards. 



The jiarotoid glands are short and wide, ^icneially a short oval in 

 form, at other times siilitria nj;'iilar. The dorsal inlt^iimciit is cincicd 

 w ilh very numeioiis <'li>sely placed small tniicii'les. w liich contiiiiu', with 

 diminished dimensions, on the sides and lower suil'ae«'S everywh»'re. 

 No laijj;*' glands intermixed. I'iisi linjici' a little loii.mi than second. 

 Toes wt'bbcd, the web reachilii;' Ihe middle of the foiiith (first) pha- 

 lan;;e. .Sole wide, width at secoml toe inclusive, one half of lcii;;lh 

 from betuteii melataisal tubercles. The latter are lar^ic, tin' infernal 

 cxleiisiv I'ly fice and preseiil in;^ a wide ciil I iiii;- eil^e. The evlernal is 

 larger Ihan nsiial and w ide, w ilh a free <"iiltiii.u cd^e. Tiie siii»,iiticiilar 

 tubercles are small. On llie foiirlh toe thcv are stmietimes doiiide. 



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