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which they were packed had shrunken to such an extent that 

 most of the eggs were not covered by more than 2 centimeters 

 of the packing and that they therefore became too dry. At 

 any rate, the time of incubation of the eggs of Crocodilus palus- 

 tris is from seventeen to eighteen weeks in the Philippines. 



During our stay at Taytay, we frequently noticed crocodiles 

 close to the shore in the sea. The species was probably Croco- 

 dilus porosus Schneid., the widely distributed seashore species. 

 On an expedition to Malampaya Sound, west of Palawan, on 

 August 20, 1913, I saw a specimen of this species at very close 

 range, and the natives informed me that these reptiles are very 

 abundant at the farther end of the sound. This statement was 

 verified by members of our party, who saw as many as twenty 

 at one time. Their abundance there is probably due to the large 

 number of fish found in the sound. A specimen of C. porosus 

 Schneid., from Zamboanga, Mindanao, which I have had under 

 observation for three years, measured 30 centimeters when re- 

 ceived, and at the present time measures 85 centimeters, which 

 indicates that crocodiles grow faster than is ordinarily supposed, 

 at least during the early years of their life. 



