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and P, in longitudinal and horizontal section (the skeleton of the 

 fin was stiU in the condition of embryonic cartilage), magnified 36 dia- 

 meters, bp, basipterygium (eventual metapterygium) ; /;•, cartilagi- 

 nous fin-rays ; p g, pectoral girdle in transverse section ;/o, foramen 

 in pectoral girdle ; pe, epithelium of peritoneal cavity. 

 Fig. 7. Transverse section througli the pectoral fin of a ScylUum embryo of 

 stage P, magnified 50 diameters, bp, basipterygium ; br, cartilagi- 

 nous fin-ray ; m, muscle ; h f, horny fibres. 



8. Pectoral fin of an embryo of Scyllhun stellare, magnified 16 diameters. 



mp, metapterygium (basipterygium of earlier stage) ; me.p, rudiment 

 of future pro- and mesopterygium ; sc, cut surface of a scapular pro- 

 cess ; cr, coracoid process ; fr, foramen ; hf, ho>"ny fibres. 



9, Skeleton of the pectoral fin and part of pectoral girdle of a nearly ripe 



embryo of Scyllium stellare, magnified 10 diameters, mp, metaptery- 

 gium ; mes, mesopterygium ; pp, propterygium ; cr, coracoid process. 



2. On a Collection of Persian Reptiles recently added to the 

 British Museum. By W. T. Blanford. 



[Eeceived April 1, 1881.] 



(Plate LIX.) 



Rather more than a year ago Dr. Giinther told me that the 

 British Museum had obtained, by purchase, a collection of Lizards 

 and Snakes from Persia, and very obligingly offered to place it 

 at my disposal for the purpose of examination. The collector 

 is not known ; but the specimens have been carefully labelled with 

 the localities, and the labels have been attached to the bottles. * 

 Several of the species had already been determined by Dr. Giinther 

 himself; the remainder had been left for further examination at 

 leisure. 



The following is a list, with the localities ; notes on most of the 

 species are appended. The greater number of the localities are in 

 the neighbourhood of Bushire, or on the road from Bushire to 

 Isfahan via Shiraz. It is remarkable that some of the commonest 

 Persian Lizards, such as the forms of Eremias, are wanting. The 

 species in the following list not included in my former account of 

 Persian reptiles ' are marked with an asterisk. 



LACERTILIA. 

 Agama agilis. 



Agama agilis, Olivier, Voyage dans I'Empire Othoman, I'Egypte 

 et la Perse, vol. ii. p. 428, Atlas, pi. 29. fig. 2 ; Dum. et Bibr. JErp. 

 Gen. vol. iv. p. 496 ; Gray, Cat. Sp. Liz. B. M. p. 257 ; C. Dum. 

 Cat. Meth. Coll. Kept. p. 102. 



Abadeh and Dehbid, north of Shiraz, on the road to Isfahan, and 

 Kazrun, between Shiraz and Bushire. 



In my notes on this species in 'Eastern Persia,' ii. p. 314, I 

 observed that I had not met with it at any considerable elevation 

 * 'Eastern Persia,' vol. ii. pp. 305-431. 



