. Reports of explorations and surveys, to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean . Kicliard del. o TT- (I o i47-t>» Parallel. Reptiles Hate aXT,. Irachaid del EEPORT ON nSHES COLLECTED ON THE SURVEY BY CHARLES GIRARD, M. D. 1. BRYTTUS HUMILIS, Grd. Gen. Eep. 21. Plate VII, Figs. 9—24. Spec. Char.—Body eub-ellipitical. Nape convex, and snout sub-conit-al. Posterior extremity of maxillary extending beyondthe anterior rim of the orbit. Insertion of the ventral situated posteriorly to the base of pectorals, and a little
. Reports of explorations and surveys, to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean . Kicliard del. o TT- (I o i47-t>» Parallel. Reptiles Hate aXT,. Irachaid del EEPORT ON nSHES COLLECTED ON THE SURVEY BY CHARLES GIRARD, M. D. 1. BRYTTUS HUMILIS, Grd. Gen. Eep. 21. Plate VII, Figs. 9—24. Spec. Char.—Body eub-ellipitical. Nape convex, and snout sub-conit-al. Posterior extremity of maxillary extending beyondthe anterior rim of the orbit. Insertion of the ventral situated posteriorly to the base of pectorals, and a little in advance ofthe origin of the dorsal, their tips overlapping the vent. Scales large. Keddish brown or dusky, maculated. Fins unicolor;dorsals sometimes blotched. 429. Cottonwood creek, Utah. Mr. Kreuzfeld. 2. AMBLODON GRUNNIENS, E a f i n .—Buffalo Perch, Grunting Perch, &c. Gen. Rep. 96. Plate XXIII. Spec. Char.—Profile of head depressed on the nape. Snout thick, blunt, and short. Posterior extremity of maxillaryextending to a vertical line intersecting the anterior rim of the pupil. Extremities of pectorals almost even with the tips ofventrals. or else projecting slightly beyond them. First anal spine
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