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THE AMEBIC AN NATURALIST [Vol. XL VII 



Fig. 1, the back-stripe is 

 so wide that it covers the 

 sides of the body also. 



The original mutant, 

 founder of this line of 

 spotted negroes, Mrs. S. 

 A., is still living. She 

 was born in 1853 in Loui- 

 siana, both her parents 

 being normally colored 

 negroes, the father 

 "dark," according to 

 the statement of her 

 husband who grew up in 

 the same neighborhood 



Mrs. Eliza D., 



and states positively that 

 there were no spotted 

 negroes previously in that 

 region. The colored skin 

 of Mrs. S. A. is "medium 

 dark" as is that of her 

 husband, who is entirely 

 normal in appearance, 

 being free from spots. 



The pair were married 

 in 1868 and have had fif- 

 teen children, all of whom 

 are living, a fact which 

 indicates a healthy vigor- 

 ous stock. Of the chil- 

 dren eight are spotted like 

 the mother, the remaining 

 seven being normal, with- 

 out spots, but varying in 



