OF RECENT CROCODILIANS. . 143 
twice and a half the length of the width at the same part; and in the old skull, fig. 1, 
it is only a little more than twice the width of the face in length. 
Fig. 3. Skull of B. indicus, half-grown. India, Sir John Boileau. 
Fig. 4. Skull of young, of natural size (C. trigonops, Gray), 
Asa good illustration of the difference in the appearance of the skulls of the individuals 
of the species, I may give the measurement of two skulls of “ Muggars” from India, of 
the same size, in the British Museum Collection :— 
Broad variety, Narrow variety. 
inches. inches. 
Length of the skull along the forehead ............ 92 92 
enipihvof siderorthe|skull -osse es a.. o. ese 102 102 
Wadihwoniacictot skulltt...) eee ee peer ens te 5g 53 
Madi COnttoRonbitswenrs seen Skamieee Pye. a: 4} 4 
Wradthfover:Jareestitaothh): ec sofe let rcrystrtesleas ies 32 3 
\ WATER EN 7600] f0 0 ee a ea Pore ae 23 2 or 112 
The broad-nose varicty (fig. 3) was presented by Sir John Boileau, and the narrow one 
by Capt. Boys. - 
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