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examination, which is probably another proof of its youth. 
It was taken and preserved by Mr. James Hunter, R.N., 
who accompanied Captain King as surgeon during the Mer- 
maid’s third voyage, and has been presented by him to the 
British Museum. 
7. Disteira doliata. Lacepede, Ann* de Museum^ D'Hist, 
Nat. iv. 199. 210. 
Enhydris doliatus, Merrem, Syst. Amph. 140. 
Icon. Lacep. Ann, Mus. iv. t. 57. f. 2. 
The series of small hexagonal shields on the abdomen of 
this curious animal appears to be formed of two series of 
scales united laterally. The length of the specimen brought 
home by Captain King exceeds four feet. The figure by 
M. Lac^pede seems to be too short, but his description 
agrees admirably with our specimen, which has been pre- 
sented to the British Museum. 
8. Leptophis* punctulatus, (n. s.) 
N. squamis lusvibus apice uni-indentatist spind dorsalis tri^ 
angularihus ; caudd quadrantali^ tenui, squamis osqualibus. 
Scales uniform, pale brown, with a minute black dot im- 
pressed on the apex: body slender, compressed: abdo- 
minal scutse rather broad. The series of scales on the 
side next to the ventral plates ovate and blunt; those 
on the sides narrow, linear, in five series; the series of 
scales along the centre of the back long, triangular. This 
arrangement of the scales gradually assumes an uniform 
appearance on the neck close to the head, where they 
* I have adopted Mr. Bell’s MS. name for this genus since his 
paper was read at the Zoological club of the Linnean Society, be- 
fore the publication of my genera of Reptiles in the Annals of 
Philosophy, where I erroneously considered it as synonymous with 
Dr. Leach’s genus Macrosoma instead of my AhcetuUa. — J, E. G. 
