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iiH)(h'riit«'ly (Mtiivnliitcil. The xrsscis of tlu' iiifsciitr.y iin' Iarj;o. Tim 

 iiK'st'iiteric vein niiis aloiij-' tlu'. inferior t'(lg(»of an flonj^Mtc body, wliicli 

 is fillicr tlie spleen or llic itaiiciras. It extends from the stomach for 

 a distaiKH' ('(pial to one third thclen^'tli of the visceral cavity, terminat- 

 in}i ni^ar tlu' anterior testis. The liver is laif;(' and lon<;, extondin;; 

 fiom the heart lo near th(^ aideiior testis, it is divided by a median 

 jiroovt^ for most of its length, in which the base of the mesentery is at- 

 tached cardiad of the lar;>e jriiHbladder. The anterior part of the 

 liver forms a median lobe, which extends for a short distance below 

 the alimentary canal. 



There are two jiairs of testes, the anterior the longer. The kidneys 

 aretlat, oval bodies, lyirig on each side of the mid<lleline, immediately 

 altovt^ thci rectnm. They open by a short ureter into a fold of the 

 cloaca. The nrinary bladder is laijie and loii};, ext»'nding forwaids as 

 far as the anterior extremity of the anterior testis. (I'latc; XLIV.) 



SALIKXTIA. 



r/.v(rr^f.— The corpora adiposa are elongated transversely, and fre- 

 quently fissured at the distal extremity. (Plate l-Vll.) 



T\h' (liirfiis iiiiilh ri is present in Uiifo, S«',apliiopus, and other genera, 

 }[f,f but is wanting in IJaiia, excejtt Hanu rircsccns (Sedgwick). 



The uiinary itladder is large, and is extended from side to side of the 

 iiirerit)r part of tiie altdominal cavity. Its anteroposterior extent is 

 small. 



The K'ev. \V. .). Holland informs me that he has observed in Jn])an 

 arlioreal ntsts of iSatiachia Salientia, in which the embryos developed 

 into tadpoles, which reached a length of nearly an inc^h, before leaving 

 the nest. The nests are made in willow trees at a distance of from Ili 

 to 11 le«'t attove the watei'. The drii'd remains of a nest containing a 

 good many «'iried ova and tadpoles was sent nu' by Mr. Holland. Tiu^ 

 latter are distinguished by the presence of a laige jiersistent foodyolk, 

 as in various kSalientia of divisi(»n 11 of the table on pages UoS and 2'M. 



IllTO L:iur. (p. lif.l ). 

 Insott at bottom of page L'Ol in table ofsi)ecies: 



< (lie iiiilaliUsMl tiiliriclc; cMiiii.'il crests icirullcl, not i)r(i(lu('c(l posteriorly; 

 linitiie (lesicniliiiLj: iiiii//.li' iirodiie; il beyond iiioiith; slxin Riiiootli lie- 

 low; a JMteial liaiid />'. nrlinniin. 



One nielalaisai tulienle; nial eresfs Kcpiirated, Hemliiii; a Inaiieli 

 inwanls |M.>sleT iorlv ; paiotoid ^land liiaii;;nlar ; a l.ileial li^lit 

 lianil 1>. i(tlUci}).H. 



lUI'O AKrNCrs, sp. nov. 



This very distinct spec'ies has the craniid (!rests of the n.Ic)tfi(ii)iosuK 

 type, more es]>ecial!y resendtliiig the /.'. l./nirlnii. M dilVers «'specially 

 from thai species in the very short, wide head, witli depressed muzz'e 

 overhanging the month, in the perfectly smooth inferior surfaties, jind 

 ill tlie coloration, as • «'ll as in various minor djtaiis. 



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