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I am doubtful of this determination, but have no means of comparing 

 specimens. 



Scales smooth, in 21 rows. Anteocular one. Postoculars two. 

 Loreal small. Upper labial eight, 3rd and 4th enter the orbit. Nostril 

 between two nasals, anal bifid. 



Colour deep brown (black?) Back broadly barred with yellow. 

 Belly brown with many scuta, partly yellow-coloured. All the head 

 shields syiiimetricalhj yellow spotted. 



FAMILY DOSYPELTIDaE. 



ELADISTODA, Beinhardt. 

 E. Westermanni, Bein. Buugpore. 



FAMILY COLUBBID.E. 



PHAYBEA, Theobald, Gen. Nov. 



Allied to Cohiher and Odontomus. Habit moderate or stoutish ; 

 scales smooth, sub-equal, hexagonal. Nasal oblong, reaching to the 

 top of the head, pierced somewhat posteriorly by a moderate nostril 

 with an oblique slit to the first labial, e3'e full, pupil round, anal bifid. 



P. IsABELLINA, U. S. Th. 



Loreal one, anteocular one. Postoculars two. Upper labials eight. 

 Fourth and fifth enter the orbit. Sixth largest. Scales in seventeen 

 rows. 



Color buff or yellowish Isabelline brown, with a narrow dark stripe 

 down each side of back, and a broader one on either side of the belly. 

 Belly yellowish, colors strongly contrasted. 



Named in compliment to Lt.-Col. Phayre, the highly esteemed, able, 

 and popular Governor of British Birma. 



a. Type specimen. Bassein. 



COLUBER LiNNJEus, (sp.) 

 C. PORPHYRACEUs, Cantoi". Assam and Khasi hills. 

 C. cpiadrivittatus, Holbr. (?) North America. 



a. adult, (rather bleached.) 



I refer this snake to this species with doubt, having no proper means 

 of determining it. 



Scales in twenty-seven rows. Keeled on the back. Nostrils large 

 between two large nasals. Loreal small, squarish. Anteocular one, 

 large, not quite reaching the vertical. Postoculars two, small, equal. 

 Other shields regular, normal. Anal bifid. The hinder frontals are large 

 curving over to supplement the small loreal. Upper labials eight, 

 regular, subequal, 3rd and 4th enter the orbit. Colour buff", darker on 

 back, and a chain of darker oval spots along the side. Length 

 42 inches. Belly uniform, spotless. 



C. Nuthalli, Th. 



G. piciits, Carli/Ie, (mss.) 



Scales smooth, in twenty-three rows. Upper labials nine, fifth and 

 sixth enter the orbit. Anteocular one, very large, touching the ver- 

 tical. Postoculars two, small. Loreal smaU : longer than broad. On 



