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no markings of this kind in the maxillary, I have not been able to detect 
any trace of them on the intermaxillary either. 
3. Praefrontale. 
(Textfig- 86) 
The bone designated by Mr. Weithofer as præfrontal, is situated on 
the «Oberseite des Schädels», and perceptible (Ttxtfig. 8b.) under the form of 
«einer ungefähr ein rechtwinkeliges Dreieck bildenden Fläche». I see no 
reason for not accepting Weithofer’s determination of-this cranial element, 
laying, as also the other parts, unprepared in the matrix, which fact makes 
it — at least on the drawing — unfit for any morphological study or 
comparison. Nor can I for this reason appreciate Mr. Weithofer’s des¬ 
cription as being of an undeniable sytematical or osteological importance. 
It also seems somewhat arbitrary to- compare V. marathonensis so closely 
related to V. griseus Daud., with a species as far related as V. niloticus L., 
mentioned by Weithofer under the synonyme name of «Monitor elegans ». 
4. Supraorbitale. 
(Tcxtfig. 8a.) 
This element was found by Weithofer as laying free in the orbital 
region ; he justly recognized the anatomical value of this bone, which he 
mentions, agreeing with Stannius, under the name of supraorbitale, thus 
distinguishing it from the lacrymale, for which Gegenbaur mistook it in 
Fig. 9. Skull of an old <$ of Varanus griseus Daud. From? (Mus. Hung. Rept. No 2696). — 
About nat. size. — Phot. A. Weinwurm sen., Photogr. Inst. &c., Budapest. 
