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lower surface, except under the tail, where the color is like that of the back. 

 A few spots of brown appear on the chin. From mouth to end of snout, 

 whitish. A streak of light color, parallel with the margin but at a distance 

 from the suture, forms a horse-shoe-shaped mark on the rostral; behind this, 

 at each side, there is a streak on the nasal near the hinder edge, from the 

 labials upward. Tail dark brown above and beneath. 

 Cooktown ; Mr. Olive. 



Enygrus Bibronii H. J. 



Kows of scales around the body, 31 ; scutes, 213 + 55 ; labials, 12 above, 14 

 below. 



Levuka, Ovalau Island, Fiji ; Mr. Alexander Agassiz. 



Dendrophis calligaster Gunt. 



Length, 332+ 153 millini. Rows, 13 ; scutes, 180, anal divided, plus 134 

 pairs of subcaudals. Back nearly uniform light brown ; edges of scales nar- 

 rowly bordered with darker ; ventral keels in a whitish line ; abdomen 

 sprinkled with small spots of black. 



Cooktown ; Mr. Olive. 



Platurus colubrinus Gir. 

 Hydrus colubrinus Schn. 



The exfiedition brought back a number of specimens from the Fijis. On 

 three of those counted the rows of scales are 23, 24, 23, and the scutes are 233, 

 anals two pairs, plus 40 subcaudals, 234, anals two pairs, plus 36 subcaudals, 

 and 208, anals two pairs, plus 40 subcaudals. The bands of black on four 

 specimens are 31 + 5, 31 + 3, 29 + 5, and 27 + 4. 



Pseudelaps diadema Jan. 

 Calamaria diadema Schl. 



Length 163+ 33 millim. Rows, 15 ; scutes, 175, anal divided, plus 53 pairs 

 of subcaudals. Brownish red ; darker on head and nape, with a transverse 

 yellowish occipital band. Belly yellowish to the upper edge of the second 

 dorsal row. Upper edge of next to outer row and both edges of other dorsal 

 rows, except outer, longitudinally marked with brown, forming zigzag vittae, 

 of which the median two on the dorsum are confluent. 



Cooktown ; Mr. Olive. 



