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discharged his gun into the animal, and then attacked it with the bayonet in 

 the shallow water. It received, however, its coup de grace from Capt. Gordon 

 Young's rifle, and its spoils became the possession of the Duke. The animal 

 was about 18 feet (I think), and this instance is sufficient to prove that it 

 occasionally at all events will attack men. 



" It is well to bear in mind that animals seized by crocodiles always perish 

 by drowning, as they are, unless accidentally rescued, at once dragged 

 beneath the water and held there till they perish, the crocodile delaying his 

 meal till putrefaction sets in, and renders easier the process of tearing off 

 the flesh of the victim. When, therefore, bodies said to have been killed by 

 crocodiles are brought to a surgeon, the condition of the lungs will at once 

 prove if the victim was seized and lacerated as stated ; but if no signs of 

 asphyxia are present, then it may safely be concluded that death had occurred 

 prior to the body being attacked by these animals. '' 



Page 51, at bottom, add : — 

 " B. rugifera Stol., J. A. S., 1870, Part U, p. 1 70. 



" Body moderately stout. Fore limbs feeble, reaching when laid forward 

 to the front-angle of the eye. The prefrontal forms a narrow suture with 

 the rostal, the first praeocular, and the vertical. Post frontals separated; 

 in contact with the two loreals. Nostril large round. Two loreals, the 

 posterior one, much the largest. Five occipitals. The two first narrow, 

 the median broadly oval, small, the two last very large. Scales in 26 

 longitudinal rows ; round the body, large ; on the back and sides strongly 

 5-keeled, and in 23 transverse rows. 8 rows of scales on the beUy smooth. 



" Colour dark brown, paler on the head. A narrow streak of greenish from 

 the superciliary edge along the anterior part of body, with a similar one below 

 it, both margined with brown. Two indistinct bands along the back. Upper 

 labids yellowish. Belly yellowish white with a greenish irridescent tinge. 



" Grows to nearly 5 inches (tail 2-75). 



" Inhabits Kamarta, Nikobars." 



Page 60, for " E. macrotis," read " M. macrotis," and before it insert :— 

 " M. Ladakensis, Gthr. 



" Scales in 38 longitudinal rows, and 56 transverse. A pair of larwe anals 

 covering the vent. Subcaudals broad. Ear denticulated in front. Limbs 

 well developed. The fore-leg extends to the snout, the hind, more than half 

 way to the axilla. 



" Colour greenish with longitudinal rows of black dots. Sides obscurely 

 banded. Belly greenish white. 



" Type imperfect (head and body 2 inches). 



" Inhabits Ladak." 



Page 65, for " cyanelia," read " cyanella." 



