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Show 426 DR. J. ANDERSON ON TESTUDO "PHAYREI. [May 2, state, after a careful examination of the type of T. phayrei in this museum, that it is a true Testudo. I enclose two drawings, one of the sternum (fig. 1) and another of the carapax (fig. 2) of the typical specimen, and a sketch of the sternum of the imperfect specimen Fig. 1. Sternum of Testudo phayrei. on which Mr. Theobald grounded his remarks; and these drawings will prove that I a m correct in referring the species to the genus Testudo. With regard to Blyth's type of T. phayrei, I may mention that it is still in this museum, in a perfect state, and that it was referred |