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spotted. Skin of neck yellow, lined witli brown ; of body yellow. 

 In specimens of this size the transverse pseudo-hinge is quite 

 undeveloped. 



h. Half-grown 5-00 



Sternum deep brown or blackish, yellow-rayed. The yellow 

 iris much encroached on by the brown colour of the spots. Sternal 

 suture distinct. 



c. Aged 7-75 



Sliell smooth, all markings effaced. Colour uniform reddish 

 brown, rather marbled beneath with paler. Sternal pseudo-hinge 

 very plain, indicated externally by a carious line or fossa across 

 the abdominals. Pupil round, black. Iris deep umber-brown 

 (the yellow ground of the young being quite overspread by the 

 brown spots, in nonage only partially developed). Eaclc very 

 flat, but keeled over the tail. 



d. The largest specimen in the Mus. As. Soc. at Calcutta, from 

 Tenasserim. 850 



7-50 

 7-00 



This species is pretty common in the hill-streams of Pegu and 

 Tenasserim. It is active in its movements, and the flesh is excel- 

 lent. Tlio stomachs of many which I have opened have contained 

 vegetable matters and the fruit of Ficus glomerata or other figs. 

 The eggs are elongate-oval or, rather, cylindrical, very large for 

 the animal, and four in number. 



Emys, Guvier. 



E. TRLTuaA, Schw. 



a. Adult female 12-50 



10-50 

 9-60 

 Colour black, with the keels and sides of the belly yellow 

 (abraded?). Colour of body dirty olive-grey. Head yellowish, 

 but without markings. Jaws not serrated. Claws very long. 



This specimen wa3_ captured at Tonghu ; and specimens have 

 been obtained by Mr. Blanford in the Arakan Hills, about the 

 same parallel ; but it is rare, or wanting in Lower Pegu. Its 

 distribution, however, is very remarkable, as it occurs in Java, 

 Southern India, and Ceylon ; and I could detect no diff"erence 

 between Java specimens, forwarded by the Batavian Society, and 



