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CHAPTEE XXVI. 

 VII. NORTH WALES PROVINCE. 



47. Montgomery. 49. Carnarvon. 51. Flint. 



48. Merioneth. 50. Denbigh. 52. Anglesey. 



North Wales. 



" In Montgomery the adder is rare, and in my 

 experience only occurs in that corner of the county 

 near Oswestry, on Golfa Hill ; near Welshpool ; and 

 on the Breidden Hills. It is said to occur on Long 

 Mountain. 



"The ring snake, on the other hand, is generally 

 distributed, specimens of 2 feet 9 inches, 2 feet 5 

 inches, 2 feet 10 inches, and 3 feet 6 inches being 

 recorded. 



" In Merioneth I have never seen the adder at 

 all, and doubt its occurrence. The ring snake is 

 common in the Towyn district, and fairly so in the 

 neighbourhood of Corwen, in both localities attain- 

 ing the usual length of 30 inches." — H. E. Forrest 

 (author of ' Fauna of Shropshire '). 



