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correct simile of the roughness of the upper jaw of the young indi- 

 vidual he had before him, but he says nothing of the teeth being 

 serrated. Murcenesox exodentata, McClelland, differs in no one 

 character from serradentata, but the description is inaccurate as far as 

 concerns the dentition, the anterior aperture of the nostrils, and the 

 lateral line. Nor is Murcsnesox lanceolata, McClelland, different from 

 either of the preceding, but the dentition and anterior nasal apertures 

 are incorrectly described. 



Conger talabon is in the Straits of Malacca, numerous at all 

 seasons, but individuals exceeding 3 to 4 feet are less common. The 

 Malayan denominations of ikan ular, (i. e. fish-snake,) and mdlang 

 are indiscriminately applied to eels, all kinds of which are eaten by the 

 natives. The heart is situated immediately behind the gill-openings. 

 The oesophagus extends as far behind the latter as the distance from 

 the muzzle to the angle of the mouth. The stomach is a narrow 

 cylinder about y of the total length, extending to the anus ; the coats 

 are thick and firm, with longitudinal folds on the internal surface. 

 The intestine is a simple cylindrical canal, thinner than the stomach ; 

 the posterior part is a little tortuous, which makes it a little longer 

 than the stomach. The liver is bilobate, very short, of a brownish 

 yellow colour ; it commences from the apex of the heart, and adher- 

 ing to oesophagus, it terminates at the origin of duodenum, where 

 the short, straight cystic duct enters. The gall-bladder is small, 

 oval, of a greenish white colour. The spleen is short, linear, 

 adhering to duodenum, of a pale crimson colour. The air-vessel is 

 elongated, spindle-shaped, not exceeding the diameter of the stomach ; 

 it commences above the cardia, follows the stomach, but extends behind 

 the anus in a cavity in the tail ; the length is about \ of the total ; 

 the coats are very thin, transparent silvery white. 



Conger bagio, (Buchanan Hamilton.) 



Mursena bagio, Buchan. Ham. 24, 364. 

 Conger longirostris, Bennett : Life of Raffles, 692. 

 Mursenesox tricuspidata, McClelland: Calc. Journ. N. H. IV. 409, 



PI. XXIV. Fig. 1, a. b. 



Mursenesox hamiltonii, (M. bagio,) McClelland : Calc. Journ. N. H. 



V. 182, PI. VIII. Fig. 3, and page 210. 



