HELICOPS ABACURUS. 113 



It seems to me quite probable that this may be the Wampum Snake of 

 Catesby, which I have never been able clearly to identify with any one of our 

 serpents. 



Schlegel has lately described this animal from a specimen procured near New 

 Orleans, as the Homalopsis Rheinwardtii. The specific name cannot be retained, 

 as that of abacurus has the right of priority. 



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