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metatarsal tubercles, and a cutaneous fold on the inside of the tarsus. Skin 
smooth. 
Locality.—Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. 
Buronipz&. 
14, RutnoperRMa sicNiFERA, G.—Head and body above reddish, dotted with 
white. A few transverse, narrow black bars on the hind legs; an elongated 
whitish spot behind the occiput; an elliptical, greyish, lumbar ocellus, black- 
spotted posteriorly. Abdomen maculated with white and black. Toes elongated, 
webbed at their base only. ‘Tubercles under the articulations of the fingers and 
the toes. 
Locality.—Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. 
15. Buro tueuBrosus,{G.—Head and dorsal region blueish black ; sides reddish 
grey with black patches. Tympanum black; limbs black spotted. Beneath 
dull yellowish white. . First finger longer than the second, and almost as long as 
the third. Upper surface of head grooved from occiput to the snout. Eyes pro- 
tected anteriorly and posteriorly by an elevated ridge. Tympanum quite small. 
Parotids of medium size, not very conspicuous. ‘Toes webbed at their base only. 
Two metatarsal tubercles, and another at the base of the inner toe. A mem- 
branous ridge along the inner side of the tarsus. Skin glandulous and granulated. 
Locality.—Valparaiso, Chili. 
16. Buro cracitis, G.—Upper parts yellowish brown: a yellow dorsal vitta, 
on each side of which are black angular and irregular spots. Limbs marked with 
blackish blotches. Sides light yellow. Beneath dull yellow. First finger longer 
than the second, and almost as long as the third. Upper surface of head, between 
and behind the eyes, concave. Snout even above, and obliquely truncated in- 
wardly. Tympanum comparatively large. Parotids very small and exiguous ; 
a lateral glandulous fold of the skin from the parotids to the groins. Toes 
webbed only at their base. Metatarsal tubercles inconspicuous. A membranous 
fold along the inner side of the tarsus. Skin granular. 
Locality.—Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. 
BUFONELLA, Girard.—Tongue elongated, broadest posteriorly and free toa 
certain extent, slightly emarginated behind. No teeth on the palate. Tympanum 
distinct. No parotid glands. Four fingers, free and subcylindrical. Five toes, 
of the same form as the fingers, neither webbed nor provided with any rudi- 
mentary membrane. 
Obs.—Allied to Bufo, Engystoma and Breviceps. 
17. BuroneLLA crUCIFERA, G.—Deep brown above ; back dotted with yellow; 
a yellow spot at the origin of the arms; a yellow band across the head, over the 
eyelid, sending off a medial branch to the snout; a yellow dorsal vitta on the pos- 
terior half of the body. Beneath blackish brown, with large yellowish maculze 
under the head, belly andlegs. ‘Tip of fingers and toes yellow. Head and body 
elongated; former depressed; latter subcylindrical. First finger shorter than the 
second. Toes free. Metatarsal tubercles indistinct. 
Locality.—New Holland. 
METAEUS, Girard.—Tongue subelliptical, entire, free posteriorly for about 
half of its length. Palate without teeth. Tympanum hidden under the skin. 
No parotid glands. Four fingers and five toes completely free. Two metatarsal 
tubercles. 
Obs.—Related to Engystoma. 
18. Metarus Timipus, G.—Greenish brown above, maculated with brownish 
black. A vitta extends from the snout, across the eye, to the shoulder. Head 
large, rounded on the snout. Fingers and toes subcylindrical. Skin provided 
with small pustules. 
Locality.— Valparaiso, Chili. 
