MTSCELLANEOVS NOTES. Ihl 



These festoons are not seen in Himalayan examples, nor did I find them in a 

 specimen recently received from Udaipur. 



Dendrelaphis tritifis. 



Two specimens of this rather uncommon snake which, however, has been 

 previously recorded from Matheran. The head and forebody only of one 

 specimen is sent. The ventrals and subcaudals of the perfect example are 

 182 + 129. and the anal divided. 



Dryophis myctenzans. 



Three examples all young. 



Dipsadomorphiis forstem. 



One fairly large adult. The costals are 25 two head-lengths behind the 

 the head, 27 in midbody, and 17 becoming 15 at a point, two head-lengths 

 before the anus. The body is too damaged to count the ventrals. The sub- 

 caudals are 106. The supralabials are ten, and the 4th, 5th and 6th touch the 

 eye. There are three series of black spots which are broader than long, the 

 median alternating with the lateral series. These markings are extremely like 

 those in the species quincuncmtnx I recently described from Assam. 



Captain McPherson says he also collected 3 kraits B, cceruhus, and 2 pit 

 vipers Laehesis gramineus. 



F. WALL, c.M.z,s., Major, i.m.s, 

 Almora, 25th April 1909. 



No. XIX.— NOTES ON A COLLECTION OF SNAKES 

 MADE IN BAXA DOOARS. 



Last year, thanks to the kindness of Captain K. L. W. Mackenzie, I acquired 

 a collection of snakes made by him at Baxa Dooars (1,200 to 1,5G0 ft.), which 

 includes the following species : — 



Typhlopid^e. 

 Typldops (Uardi. 

 One adult specimen. The costal rows in midbody are 26. 



COLUBRID.E. 



Pohjodontophis collaris. 

 One typical adult. 



Tropidonotus phcator. 

 One specimen of variety quincunciatus with very large spots 



Tropidonotus suhminiatus. 

 One adult, typical in every way. 



Tropidonotus himalayanus. 

 One adult. 



Pseudoxenodon macrops. 

 Two specimens, 



Lycodon aulicvs. 

 One example of variety D of Boulenger's Catalogue (I, p. 353). The anterior 

 labials are mottled with brown. 



