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Show 728 MR. SCLATER ON TWO BIRDS FROM COLUMBIA. [Nov. 18, B. The alveolar surface of the upper and lower jaws with a short ridge on the hinder part of each side. Nasals truncated, straight. Peltastina. Gular plates short, separate. Toes 4.5. Upper beak three-toothed. Peltastes, Centrochelys. Toes 4 . 5. Upper beak rounded, toothless. Chersinella. Toes 4 . 4. Testudinella. Gular plates united, produced. Chersina. C. Alveolar surface of upper jaw narrow in front, triangular on the side, with a sharp edge on each side ; of the lower jaw linear, narrow, with a sharp edge on each edge. Homopus. ft Sternum : front lobe covered with gular, subgular, and pectoral plates, separated by a cross suture from the abdominal plates. Alveolar process of upper and lower jaw with a sharp outer edge. Pyxidina, Pyxis. II. Hinder part of dorsal disk separated from the rest bg a more or less perfect tranverse suture ; alveolar surface narrower, of uniform width and a slightly raised edge on each side. Kinixyina, Kinixys. EXPLANATION OF PLATE LX. Fig. 1. Xerobates gopher. 2. Asterochelys radiata. 3. Chelonoides tabulata. 4. Chersinella grceca. 5. Homopus areolatus. 6. Chersina angulata. 7. Pyxis arachnoides. 8. Kinixys erosa. Alveolar processes of upper nd lower jaw of eacb genus. November 18, 1873. Dr. Giinther, F.R.S., V.P., in the Chair. Mr. Sclater exhibited and pointed out the characters of two new species of birds obtained by Mr. Salmon during his recent expedition to the State of Antioquia, Columbia. These were CHLOROCHRYSA NITIDISSIMA, sp. nov. Suqjra nitide viridis, tergo caerulescente ; pileo antico, capitis et interscapulio flavis : macula auriculari utrinque nigra alis caudaque nigris viridi limbatis: uropygii plumis paucis aurantiaco terminatis : subtus caerulescenti-viridis, ventre medio nigro, gutture toto aureo-flavo, hoc colore in collo in aurantiacum transeunte : rostro et pedibus nigris: long, tota 5, alee 2*7, caudce 1*75, poll. Angl. et dec. |
