The collection of fishes brought back by the Field Museum East 

 African Expedition were, with one exception, taken in the waters of 

 the Gulf of Aden, near the town of Aden. The exception is the new 

 species Pterois ellioti, which was obtained at Berbera, on the African 

 coast. The lack of time alone prevented us from making a much 

 larger collection, as we only remained a week in Aden, for fish were 

 very plentiful and specimens were easily obtained. The reptiles 

 were procured at various places as we journeyed through the land. 

 Lizards were very plentiful wherever we went, especially the small 

 species, but snakes were only occasionally seen. Perhaps, as we did 

 not hunt for them, may account for their apparent rarity. Many are 

 poisonous, and I was surprised to find a green tree snake, nine feet 

 long, that was killed by Mr. Dodson near our camp at Bohobgashan, 

 was furnished with long fangs and was evidently a dangerous cus- 

 tomer. The shot injured the skin so much that it was not brought 

 back with us. D. G. E. 



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