Excerpt from Catalogue of the Chelonians, Rhynchocephalians: And Crocodiles in the British Museum (Natural History) The collection of Tortoises and Crocodiles in the British Museum was that part of the herpetological series to which the late Dr. Gray paid special and unremitted attention. Besides numerous papers which appeared in various periodicals, he prepared the following Catagues for publication by the Trustees: - 1. Catalogue of Tortoises, Crocodiles, and Amphisbaenians. 1844. 12 (pages 80). 2. Catalogue of Shield Reptiles. Part Testudinata. 1855. 4 (pages 79, with 50 plates). Part II. Emydosaurians, Rhynchocephalia, and Amphisbaenians. 1872. 4 (pages 41, with woodcuts). 3. Supplement to the Catalogue of Shield Reptiles. Part I. Testudinata, with figures of the skulls of 36 genera. 1870. 4 (pages x and 120). 4. Appendix to the Catalogue of Shield Reptiles. Part I. Testudinata. 1872, 4 (pages 28). 5. Hand-List of the Specimens of Shield Reptiles. 1873. 8 (pages iv and 124). The collection made during the Transit of Venus Expedition and the opportune visits, in the year 1875, of British vessels to the Galapagos Islands furnished unequalled materials for the thorough examination of a group of Tortoises which previously had not been well understood. This examination was undertaken by myself, and the results were published by the Trustees in 6. The Gigantic Land-Tortoises (Living and Extinct). 1877. 4 (pages iv and 96, with 54 plates). About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."

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