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connecting the external with the groin auteriorly. This band is not 

 present in all of the individnals of this form. Four brown spots on the 

 anterior and on the posterior edges of the tibia, leaving the greater part 

 of the upper surface uniform light brown. Two brown spots on the 

 tarsus and two on the external metatarsus. A brown baud on the hu- 

 merus covering the elbow, oue spot on the back and one on the front 

 part of the forearm. 



Measurements of No. 11916. 



M. 



Length of head and body 075 



Width of head at posterior edges of tympana 025 



Length of head to posterior edges of tympana 027 



Length of fore limb 03G 



Length of forefoot 014 



Length of hind limb to groin 120 



Length of tibia 039 



Length of tarsus . 022 



Length of remainder of foot 038 



Bana virescens splienoceiiliala Cope. 



Catalogue 



No. of 



number. 



spec. 



979 



1 



11916 



1 



3426 



7 



11477 



1 



11950 



1 



3689 



12 



Locality. 



Fort Snelling, Minn 



Nashville, Ga 



Prairie Mer Rouge, La - 

 Saint Simon's Island, Ga 



Wheatland, Ind 



Liberty County, Ga 



New Orleans, La 



Georgiana, Fla 



When col- 

 lected. 



From -whom received. 



Dr. Geo. Suckley . . 



W.J. Taylor 



James Fairie 



J.P.Pastell 



Robt. Ridgway . . . 

 Dr. W. L.Jones .... 

 Dr. R. W. Scbufeldt, 

 W. Wittefelt 



Nature of 

 specimen. 



Alcoholic. 

 Do. 

 Do. 

 Do. 

 Do. 

 Do. 

 Do. 



Bana virescens virescens Kalm (Cope). 



This subspecies differs from the B. v. sphenocephala in the relatively 

 shorter head, being exactly intermediate between that form and the B. 

 V. brachycephala in this respect. The hind legs are also a little shorter, 

 the heel reaching exactly the end of the muzzle. The muzzle is also 

 rather shorter, and the dimensions generally are rather smaller. The 

 webis rather larger, as the antepenultimate phalange is widely margined, 

 so that two phalanges only can be said to be entirely free. The spots 

 are rather smaller, and separated by wider intervals. 



In the coloration may be noted as characteristic the presence of a 

 longitudinal brown band on the front of the thigh, in front of the spots. 

 This is rarely absent. Less constant is the presence of a brown longi- 

 tudinal stripe on the external edge of the tibia. Then there is always 

 present a longitudinal brown band on the front of the humerus, com- 

 mencing proximally and varying in length. 



Dr. Holbrook describes the colors in life as follows : 



Body green above, with ovate spots of dark brown margined with 

 yellow ; yellowish- white beneath. 

 1951— Bull. 34 26 



