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14. Zamcnis vcntrimaculatus. Gray. Ind. Zool. ii., pi. Ixxx., fig. i. 

 Found round the Dead Sea. 



This Snake extends from Baluchistan through Persia into Egypt, but 

 in each country the varieties are more or less distinctly marked. The 

 Palestine form is the true typical Z. vcntrimacidatus. 



15. Zamcnis caudcElineahis. Giinther. Cat. Col. Sn. Br. Mus., 

 p. 104. 



This Snake has a wide range through the country in stony places. I 

 have taken it near Jerusalem and Nazareth, and drew a gigantic specimen 

 out of a chink in the masonry of Hiram's Tomb, above Tyre, hybernating 

 in December. 



It is found in Transcaucasia, Persia, and in the region east of the 

 Caspian. 



16. Zamcnis viridiflavus. Dum. and Bibr. vii., p. 6^6 - Z. atrovircns. 

 Shaw. 



This very large species is abundant among brushwood throughout the 

 country, both in the Jordan valley and on the hills. It climbs the trees, 

 and is most destructive, devouring the nestlings of the arboreal-breeding 

 birds. 



It is common throughout Southern Europe. 



ij. Zamcnis viridiflavus, var. carbonarius. Bonap. Amph. Europ., 

 P- 435- 



This, which is really only a black race of the preceding species, is 

 very common in the warmer parts of the country. In the Jordan valley 

 it is the commonest, but it also occurs on the maritime plains, where the 

 other is much more abundant. 



18. Zamcnis dakiii. Dum. and Bibr. Erp. Gen. vii., p. 692. Lortet. 

 Rept. de Syrie, pi. xix., fig. 4. 



This, one of the most graceful of Snakes, attains a length of over 

 three feet. 



It is not found in the hills, but abounds among grass and bushes, and 



