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them. The older people have seen this species occa- 

 sionally. 



" In this part of Lincoln I have records of the ring 

 snake from Littleboro', in this village (South Lever- 

 ton), and in Treswell Wood." — Eev. Alfred Thornley, 

 Vicarage, South Leverton. 



Derbyshire. 



" In the Bakewell district the adder is more often 

 seen than the ring snake, the average of the former 

 being about 22 inches, that of the latter about 30 

 inches. The smooth snake does not occur, to my 

 knowledge. In the summer of 1898, on a Field Club 

 day, we came across a very fine adder which on ex- 

 amination appeared to be quite blind, the result of 

 some kind of fungus growth over the eyes." 1 — Wm. 

 Boulsover, Bakewell, Derbyshire. 



1 This was probably a case of canker. — Author. 



