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the eye : interorbital space as broad as the upper eyelid ; tym- 

 panum two thirds the diameter of the eye. Fingers fully half 

 webbed ; toes nearly entirely webbed ; disks well developed ; a 

 small, oval, inner metatarsal tubercle. The tibio-tarsal articulation 

 reaches between the eye and the tip of the snout. Skin shagreen 

 above, granular beneath. Dark purple above, sides with white 

 dots ; no white line along the upper lip ; indistinct dark cross- 

 bands on the head and limbs ; whitish beueath, with small brown 

 spots. 



From snout to vent 65 milhm. 



Two female specimens from the mouths of the Niger. Pre- 

 sented by Mr. Alvan Millson. 



jNectophryne sign ata. (Plate XL. fig. 1.) 



Habit slender. Snout prominent, obliquely truncate ; loreal 

 region vertical ; interorbital space broader than the upper eyelid ; 

 tympanum very distinct, two thirds the diameter of the eye. 

 Pore limb very slender, as long as the distance between the vent 

 and the eye. Fingers moderate, webbed at the base, dilated and 

 truncate at the end ; first finger very short, half as long as second ; 

 toes three-fourths webbed, the disks smaller than those of the 

 fingers ; two small metatarsal tubercles. The tibio-tarsal articula- 

 tion reaches the tip of the snout. Above with small scattered 

 warts of unequal size ; belly granular. Olive above, with black 

 spots surrounding an X~ sna P e( l light marking on the back ; limbs 

 yellowish, barred with black ; whitish beneath, spotted with black. 



Prom snout to vent 15 niillim. 



Two specimens from Eobong Mt., Kapuas district, Dutch 

 Borneo. Collected by Mr. A. Everett. 



Htla goeldii. (Plate XL. fig. 2.) 



Tongue subcircular, slightly nicked behind, slightly free behind 

 and on the sides. Vomerine teeth in two oblique groups close 

 together just behind the level of the choanse. Head as long as 

 broad ; snout rounded, as long as the diameter of the orbit ; 

 canthus rostralis angular ; loreal region concave ; interorbital 

 space broader than the upper eyelid; tympanum distinct, half the 

 diameter of the eye. Fingers free ; no distinct rudiment of pollex; 

 toes one-third webbed; disks nearly as large as the tympanum; 

 no tarsal fold. The tibio-tarsal articulation reaches the eye. Skin 

 smooth above, granular beneath, the granules strongest on the 

 belly. Olive or brown above, with a few large, darker, light-edged 

 spots, the anterior extending to between the eyes ; a dark canthal 

 streak and a dark, light-edged temporal band ; limbs with dark 

 cross-bars ; lower parts dirty white or pale brown. Male with an 

 internal vocal sac. 



From, snout to vent : d 1 26 millhn., $ 40 millim. 



Two specimens, male and female, from Colonia Alpina, Thereso- 

 polis, Brazil. Presented by Dr. E. A. Grbldi, who will shortly publish 

 some highly interesting notes on the breeding-habits of this frog. 



