OF NEW SOUTH WALES. 113 



Note on Macgillivray's Snake, Br achy soma triste. 

 By E. P. Ramsay, F.L.S. 



Brachysoma triste, Gunther. 



In an interesting Collection of Serpents lately presented to the 

 Museum by Mr. Walter Powell, of Somerset, Cape York, I find 

 a specimen of this rare snake. I have not had an opportunity of 

 comparing the specimen with Dr. Gunther's original description, 

 but I notice that in the description given in Mr. Krefft's " Snakes 

 of Australia" the number of abdominal and subcaudal plates 

 has been omitted, probably from not having a specimen to refer 

 to. I therefore take the present opportunity of supplying this 

 want in the following description : — 



All the upper surface blackish brown except the neck and 

 hinder half of the head, which are dull yellowish light brown, all 

 the under surface yellowish light brown ; the scales of the back 

 are narrowly and those on the side more definitely margined with 

 light brown ; the blackish marking from the side extends on to 

 the adjacent median portion of the abdominal plates ; the collar 

 band of the neck and head is of the same tint as the scales below 

 or a little lighter; scales in 17 rows; anal plates 2, abdominal 

 180, subcaudals 52. 



I have only to add that in this specimen the vertical plate ends 

 in an acute angle, and not in a right angle behind. 



On Bruchigavial ongirostris a New Species of Gull, from King 



George's Sound. 

 By George Masters, Curator Macleayan Museum. 



A collection of birds lately received from King George's Sound 

 by Mr. Macleay contained two Gulls, of the subgenus Bruchigavia, 

 one being fully adult, the other immature, or young. 



At first sight they appeared to be identical with our common 

 Silver Gull, Bruchigavia Jamesonii (Wilson), but upon com- 

 parison I find them to be very distinct from that species. 



