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Ixxix. THE HOME OF THE BLACKSNAKE . . . 256 



WHERE THE WATER SNAKES BASK . . . 256 



Ixxx. KIRTLAND'S WATER SNAKE, Clonopbis kirtlandi 257 



STRIPED SWAMP SNAKE, Tropidoclonium lineatum 257 



Ixxxi. BLACK SWAMP SNAKE, Seminatrix pygcea . 260 



ALLEN'S SNAKE, Liodytes alleni .... 260 



Ixxxii. HEADS OF MISCELLANEOUS SMALL SERPENTS . 261 



Ixxxiii. DEKAY'S SNAKE, Storeria dekayi. . . 268 

 STORER'S SNAKE; RED-BELLIED SNAKE. Storeria 



occipitomaculata ..... 268 



Ixxxi v. BROWN SNAKE, Haldea striatula . . . 269 

 VALERIA'S SNAKE, Virginia Valeria . . . 269 

 Ixxxv. HEADS OF NORTH AMERICAN RACERS . . 274 

 Ixxxvi. HEADS OF NORTH AMERICAN RACERS . . 275 

 Ixxxvii. INDIGO SNAKE, Spilctes corais couperi. The 

 Largest Serpent of the Eastern United States, 

 Attaining a Length of 9 Feet . . 286 

 CRIBO, Spilotes corais melanurus . . . 286 

 Ixxxviii. YOUNG OF THE COMMON RACER, Zamenis con- 

 strictor ....... 287 



BLACKSNAKE; RACER, Zamenis constrictor. Adult 



Northern Phase ..... 287 



Ixxxix. BLACKSNAKE ; RACER, Zamenis constrictor South- 

 ern Phase ...... 290 



BLUE RACER, Zamenis constrictor flaviventn's . 290 



xc, COACHWHIP SNAKE, Zamenis flagelliformis . .291 



STRIPED RACER; WHIP-SNAKE, Zamenis taniatus 291 



xci. FLAT-NOSED SNAKE, Salvidora grahamia . . 294 



Fox SNAKE, Coluber vulpinus .... 294 



xcii. HEADS OF NORTH AMERICAN COLUBERS . . 295 



xciii. PILOT BLACKSNAKE, Coluber obsoletus . . 298 

 BLOTCHED CHICKEN SNAKE, Coluber obsoletus 



confinis ....... 298 



xciv. YELLOW CHICKEN SNAKE; FOUR-BANDED COL- 

 UBER, Coluber obsoletus quadrivittatus Adult 299 

 EGGS OF FOUR-BANDED COLUBER, Coluber obso- 

 letus quadrivittatus ..... 299 



YOUNG OF THE FOUR-BANDED COLUBER . . 299 



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