516 Dr. Richardson's Characters of 



Genus unicum. Tuionyx. GeofFr. 

 Sp. typ. T. Coromandelkus. GeofFr. 



B. Pinnata. 



Familia4. SPHARGID.E. 



Marinas. Herbivorae. Caput, membra atque Corpus cute cori- 

 acea tecta. Scuta cornea nulla. Rostrum corneum ; mandi- 

 bula superior emarginata, inferioris apicem recipiens. Pedes 

 pinnati. 



Genus unicum. Sphargis. Merrem. 



Sp. un. S. mercurialis. Merrem. 



Familia 5. CHELONIADiE. 



Marinae. Herbivorae. Caput at'que testa scutis corneis tectae. 

 Collum et pedes squamosi ; rostrum aquilinum ; mandibula supe- 

 rior apice uncinate. Pedes pinnati. 



Genus unicum. Chelonia. Brongn. 



Sp. typ. Ch. My das. {Test. My das. Auct.) 



Art. LVIII. Short characters of a few Quadrupeds 

 procured on Capt. Franklin'' s late Expedition. By 

 John Richardson, M.D., F.JR.S., F.L.S., Sfc. 



1. SouEx FoRSTEUi, cauda (tereti?) longitudine co?'poris, 

 auriculis brevibus vestitisj dorso xerampelino, ventre murino^ 

 dentibus palUdis. 



Forster's Shreav-Mouse, with a (roundish?) tail as long as 

 the body, short furry ears, back of a clove-brown colourj belly 

 pale yellowish-brown, teeth nearly white. 



Dimens. Length of head and body 2| inches ; length of tail 

 1 \ inch. 



