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stripes of a shining, brassy hue. The underparts were white and the branchiae 

 were blackish. 



Compared withmicrostomum larvae of approximately the same size, these 

 specimens are slenderer, but with broader heads, and with jaws more deeply 

 deft. The tails of several of them were badly mutilated by crayfish. 



An hour or two later the two young salamanders were discovered on the 

 other side of the ditch where I had discovered the eggs the month before. 

 One was found under a small plank, one end of which was lying in the water. 

 The other was found in the entrance to a deserted crayfish hole. Both were 

 quite active and made strenuous efforts to escape. 



