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Show 172 DR. J. K. GRAY ON THE TORTOISES. [Mar. I 1, brother of Dr. Falconer on the death of the Doctor. The larger skull (from Dr. Falconer) is 2± inches long, 1^ inch wide ; the other (from Professor Oldham) is 1 inch 11 lines long, and 11 inch wide. Fig. 2. Peltastes elongatus. The thorax has all the characters of Testudo. Claws 5.4. The nostrils in a fleshy disk, with a slight notch in the upper edge of the beak, directly under and partly enclosing them. Palate deeply concave nearly the whole length, with three laminar longitudinal ridges in the centre of it. Ethmoid bone flat, with a more or less distinct raised marginal edge. Young specimen in spirit, from Pegu, obtained from Mr. Theobald :-Thorax oblong, hemispherical, rather convex, dull brown ; centre of dorsal shield blackish ; sternum yellow, black in the centre ; nuchal shield short, square ; the four lateral hinder marginal shields produced into an acute point behind ; the caudal shield broad, with a straight denticulated hinder edge, with a longer acute point at each end ; legs and feet very dark olive. Hab. Pegu (Theobald). |