OPHIDIA COLUBEIDAE PITYOPHIS SAYI BELLONA. G17 



in all) ; the belly yellowish. The characters of a supposed second species, 

 M. schottii, have been found by Cope not to hold good. 



Var. ornatum (Masticophis omata, B. & Or., Cat, 102), from Western 

 Texas, is probably to be added to the list. 



57. Bascanium flagelliforme testaceum, (Say) Cope. 



Coluber testaceus, SAY, Long's Exped. Rocky Mts., ii, 1823, 48. HARLAN, Jour. Acacl. 

 Nat. Sci. Phila., v, 1827, 348. HOLE., N. A. Herp., iii, 1812, 63, pi. 13. 

 HAKLAN, Med. & Phys. Res., 1835, 113. BD. & Gra., Cat. N. A. Kept., 1S53, 

 150. 



Masticopliis testaceus, BD. & GIK., U. S. Mex. Bound. Surv., ii, pt. ii, 1859, 20, pi. 10. 

 BD., P. E. R. Rep., x, 1859, Whipple's Route, Reptiles, 43. COPE, Proc. 

 Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., 18CO, 305. 



Drymobius testaceus, COPE, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., 1800, 561. 



Pmmmophis flavigularis, HALLOW., Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., vi. 1852, 178. Id., 

 Sitgreave's Exp. Zufii cSs Col. Riv., 1853, 131, 146, pi. 11. 



Masticophis Jlarif/ularis, BD. & GlR., Cat. N. A. Eept., 1853, 99, 159. 



Herpetodryas flavigularis, HALLOW., P. R. R. Rep., x, 1859, Williamson's Route, Rep- 

 tiles, 12. 



Bascanium flagelliforme subsp. testaceum, COPE, Check-List, 1875, 40. 



The recognition, in the present species, of the Coluber testaceus of Say, 

 satisfactorily completes the identification of the species of that eminent and 

 successful naturalist. 



The present is a species of general distribution in Arizona, being met 

 with both in the mountainous and desert portions of the Territory, and is one 

 of the common Ophidians. 



57rt. Bascanium flagelliforme piceum, Cope. 



Bascanium flagelliforme subsp. piceum, COPE, Dr. Yarrow's Eep., antea. Id., Check- 

 List, 1875, 40. 



Camp Grant, Ariz. 



58. Pityophis sayi bellona, (B<l. & Oir). 



a. SAYI. 



Coluber melanoleucus var., SAY. HARLAN, Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., v, 1827, 360. 



Id., Med. & Phys. Ees., 1835, 123. 

 Coluber sayi, SCHL., Ess. Physiog. Serp., 1837, 157 (not Coronella sayi, HOLER., uor 



Coluber sayi, HARLAN, which are Ophibol'is). BD. & GIR., Cat. N. A. Rept., 



1853, 151. 



