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many of the standard general works are not to be found in the libraries of Washington. With no materials for comparison the task of identifying an African collection of this kind is both difficult and are requiring time and patience, while in this particular instance it was rendered the more difficult because the preservation of the specimens, on the whole, is very unsatisfactory. Still more annoying was the fact that quite a number of the specimens are without indication of the locality where collected. 

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[[underlined]] By the Curator. [[/underlined]]
Annotated List of the Reptiles and