. Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Institution; Smithsonian Institution. Archives; Discoveries in science. ' i) ?' //. Fig. 0.—Nest of the Protoptcnis of the Gambia. After Budgett. Gambia region. One day his native head fisherman, Sory, ap- proached him " in a great state of excitement to say that he had found the children of the cambona," the native name of the Pro- toptere. " It was scorching mid-day, in the height of the rainy season, the temperature 1)9° in the shade.'' But Budgett hastened to the swamp, and " there, abou
. Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Institution; Smithsonian Institution. Archives; Discoveries in science. ' i) ?' //. Fig. 0.—Nest of the Protoptcnis of the Gambia. After Budgett. Gambia region. One day his native head fisherman, Sory, ap- proached him " in a great state of excitement to say that he had found the children of the cambona," the native name of the Pro- toptere. " It was scorching mid-day, in the height of the rainy season, the temperature 1)9° in the shade.'' But Budgett hastened to the swamp, and " there, about 10 yards from the water's edge, on dry ground, was an oval-shaped hole filled with water, and in the water was a great commotion, the surface of the water being con-. c. op. ys. pi Fig. 10.—Larval Protopierus on the seventeenth day. c, Cement organ ; c.(j, cutaneous gill ; op, operculum ; p.\, pectoral limb; , pelvic limb; , yolk-sac. After Budgett. tinually lashed from side to side by the tail of a cambona, the head of which was way down under the ground. On being startled the cambona disappeared downward, and the fisherman putting his hand into the hole drew forth a handful of larval ; Having learned where to look for nests, Budgett found no difficulty in finding others and sup]3lying himself with material. Special care is taken of the young. " Throughout the period of the larva? being in the nest, the male Protoptcrus stays Avith them and. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Smithsonian Institution. Board of Regents; United States National Museum. Report of the U. S. National Museum; Smithsonian Institution. Report of the Secretary. Washington : Smithsonian Institution
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