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increase somewhat in size posteriorly. Greenish brown, with 

 a series of small yellowish spots along each side of the back, 

 each spot being surrounded with a deeper tint of the ground- 

 colour. Lower parts white, with black spots, which from 

 the second third of the length of the trunk become more 

 numerous, those along the middle of the posterior third forming 

 a central series. Each subcaudal with a large black spot on 

 the side. 



One specimen from Zamboanga (Philippine Islands) ; it is 

 36 inches long, the tail measuring 11 inches. 



Dipsas aruanns. 



Scales in 23 rows, those of the vertebral series large, 

 subhexagonal. Ventrals 258 ; anal entire ; subcaudals 90. 

 Loreal quadrangular, nearly as high as long. One prseocular, 

 reaching the vertical ; two postoculars. Nine upper labials, 

 the fourth, fifth, and sixth entering the orbit. Temporals 

 rather irregular, 2 + 3 + 3. Two pairs of chin-shields, sub- 

 equal in size. Brownish olive, with very indistinct and irre- 

 gular markings. Traces of a temporal streak. Lower parts 

 yellowish, dotted with grey on the posterior parts of the 

 abdomen ; subcaudals nearly uniform, like the back. 



A single specimen from Wokau, Aru Islands ; it is 51 

 inches long, the tail measuring 10 inches. 





XVII. — Notes on some Indian Fishes in the Collection of the 



British Museum. By Dr. A. Gunther, F.R.S. &c. 



Carcharias Murrayi. 



Snout short, obtuse, the distance between the mouth and 

 the extremity of the snout being less than the distance between 

 the inner angles of the nostrils. Nostrils nearly midway 

 between the extremity of the snout and the mouth. Ihe 

 teeth of the upper jaw are of moderate size ; but their number 

 cannot be exactly given, owing to the accidental absence ot 



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