TIIK IIATIJACIIIA or NOlM'll AMKIMCA. 



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fostrils 

 8, so as 

 iituatt<l 



of Ihi' 

 ire sei>- 

 nice Ix'- 

 e liiutio 



tlie lit •• 

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 cul, ami 

 e is i>i«i- 

 LTinpttil 



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le ceiitt 1 

 ) the eiiil 



ehiiHl t'oi' 

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 I littU' in 



their an 

 rt behiiiil 

 e teeth nl 



I limbs i- 

 i-eles, with 



be at all 

 III on lilt' 



{.'generally 

 lui'ited i'tr 

 le Vielly till 

 f\\ coarsely 

 vr the eon- 



1 is i»iereiil 



tion of the 

 r to a point 

 inuMletl (If 

 end of tilt' 

 sends olV a 

 i;;; the sit' -^ 

 >sses of llif 



(II the liaiiil. 

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aiitl fourth etiual, the second k-asl. All are thickened at base and 

 laiteriiij,' to tips, ami have a bntb mnler each Joint ami several on 

 the iialm. There is considerable |»o\ver of opposit''»n in the inner (in- 

 •'ers. The tibia and femur are considerably imn-e than half the li'iif-th 

 of the body. The formei' is lonj^cr than the lbt)t ; the femiii in' icdi- 

 ate. The Ibiiilh toi; ltin>;est; the thinl lather lon;,M'r than i ,- liftli, 

 ami extendin}-' to the middle of third phalan^'c (frt»ni tip) tif ItJiiyt'st ; 

 the second ami fust successively shorter. All the metatarsals are 

 scpaiateil by almnl half their distal extremities and (he interval fdleil 

 l»y iiiembraiie. 'I'he web extends (rom tlu' lirsl joint (l'it)m tii») of tlu' 

 outer to'^ to the second t»l' llie Ibnith ; from this same Joint to the (list 

 of (he thinl toe; from the second Jt)int of (he third to the (irst of the 

 second; from the second of (liir sectuitl (cxtcmlin.u by a very narrow 

 web (o (he (irst) (o (he (irst of the (irs( ; the oudines, when stretched, 

 very concave, t'lon^a(ed, and radier sharp. The (ermiiial phalanjjes of 

 all llie Iocs and the last (w(» of (he lon<;est aie thus free. The eiinei- 

 foiin lU'oeess is well de\('lt>ped. 



rpper par(s a yellowish ;iray, tinj,;'ed with brown t»ii the siiles. The 

 sitle t»f (he head beli>w tht^ candiiis rt>s(ralis amlhUeral folil, inclutling 

 tyiiii'aiinm, is of a dark redtlish-brt»wn (sometimes black), e.xtemlinj;' in 

 an at'iib^ anj;le to a termination just above the inser(it)n t»f the arm or 

 |iostt'rit)r edge of the maxillary fold. Hilges of both jaws dark brown, 

 a linlc molded. A yellt>\vishwlii(e line from (he (ip oC the snout 

 ]»aiallcl with the mar;4in of (he upper jaw, aiitl. iiinmn;; over the max- 

 illary (bill, (ermina(es widi it. .Vll (lie lt»wcr and iiUerior faces of the 

 boily are yellt)wish-wliite, widi an obscure motdinn of brown tui the 

 (hroat. .\ few s('a((creil spo(s o(' black on the sides and (lie posterita' 

 por(it»ii of (he back, principally on (he larger (iibercles. There are 

 dircti or (bur transverse dark l»ars across the faces of the thighs ; the 

 po>teiitir faces ai'c iii(i((lctl with obscure brown, t>n a yellowish ground; 

 the bit>wn aggregaletl in(o a iiiigart)uiid (he anus. The inicritu' sur- 

 faces of the (arsus and (ore aim tiark brown; an elongad'd bit)wn spot 

 a( (he proximal extremity tif the arm, i'x(emliiig obliipidy I'unn the 

 lower jaw. 



Stdiie specimens tVom Itacine liavi' (he btnly radier stou(er ami (he 

 legs sli()r(t'r, the web of himl fce( radier int)re ile\ clopetl. A number 

 t)f faint white spots on (he posterior face ttf the bii((t»cks. Odiers from 

 (he .same lo(;ality, however, have the characd-rs as given abttve. Oc- 

 casionally the membrane of the (bo( docs nt)( exd-inl bcyoml (he (hirtl 

 joint (Crtmi tii>)of (he lt)ngt st ti>e, ami in the (y|)ical specimen from 

 Carlisle it only reaches (t» the second joint by a narrow margin. 



A specimen from (t)iii'betr is radier darker (han usual. es|»ccially tui 

 (he siile,> . ami has (he (ee( wehbetl more (han is descrilied abov(>. 



A ft'inah^ specimen from West|>tu(. N. V., is s(t)u(cr ami the head 

 broailt r than in a male. The legs are rather slit)i(er. 'ihere is less 

 gramilation on the pubis, while the granules on (lu' posleroinferioi' 

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