^"iHuV.' 1 i'KtM'i:i:in\(is Ml' iiii viii,,\\i. MiM.i M. (;13 



(JpliiboUiH sayi U<1. and (Jirtl., Cut. Serii. N. Aiiht., l^JT/l, p. HI. 

 T.iniifiritjieUin Haiji CyO\n\ I'roc. riiihi. Acad., l-(»(), )>. 2.'>l. 

 Jlir]i(ti/di/u!< ijiliiliii SchU:^.. llvsai IMiy^'. Scr|i.. II, l-<:{7, p. I'.H. 

 CoroHclla yetuliin aiiii't Jan, loon., (Jm. Odd., I, II v, Fifj. "i. 



Austroripiuiaii r('<^i()ii. 



OphibohiB getulus ^etiilua Linn. 



Cop), Clack Li.sl Dan. licpt. .\. .Viiu r., IrfT'i p. ;t7. 



Coluber (jvtnlua'L'iwn., loc. snpcii. ; Italian, loo. snp. oit. : Poale, loc. Hup. cit. ; Glln- 



(her, loc. snp. cit. 

 J'(H(toi'ltti)H tjttitliis V\t/.., loc. .sup. cit. 

 CitfjiuUd ijiliihi lliilliroiU. loc. sup. fit. ; Duin. Milir. I'.rpct. (Son., loc. siiji. cit : .Ian. 



Icon, ({on., Opliid., i II, \, Fig. 1. 

 . I/i7h/« (ni/iH/a'/c* C'atcsliy, Nat. Mist. Caridin.i, ii, 171:!. p. .'i2, I'l. Hi. 

 I.nmpropi'lliH ijctnhi Copt-, loc. snp. cit. 



Ill his ])iim|)hh',t on tin* ,s('i-[)ents of New VmU (.VUiaiiy lS.">i) I'lot. 

 I5iiii(l it'iimik.s tliiit this .spiMMe-s i.s luaiitiiiu' in it.s nortiicni (li.striluitiini, 

 heiiij; rarely lomid in ilie Northern States, e.xceptiii};' near the coa.si. 1 1 

 i.s occasionally .seen in Lonj; Island (New York), accoidinjj; to DeUay, ami 

 more frequently in eastern New Jersey. It is not eite<l hy .1. .\. Allen 

 in liiscatalo.u:ne oftlie ro[)tilos and hatracliians found in tiic vieinity «>l" 

 Spriiii^lield, Ma.s.sachusetts (Proc. Boston Soe. Nat. Hist., \n. IStJS, 

 Dec), nor is it included in the list of s])ecies found in tiie State which is 

 included in the paper. In it^ wi-stern djstrilMition it is not kunwn tVnin 

 west of the .Mississippi. 



This form is said to be an enemy and a devourer of other snakes, 

 especially of the venomous Crotalidie. I have not personally met with 

 a case of it. It is entirely inolfensive to man. makiiifr no hostile dem- 

 onstrations. My dauji'hter, when a j^irl of si.K or eij^ht years, had sev- 

 eral individuals as pets. They drank milk readily from a cup which 

 she lu'ld in her hand. 



Ophibolus getulufa aigei Yarrow. 



I'roc. ir. S. Nat. Mils . l-^H.', p. i;;-. 



Southern Indiana. 



Ophibolus getuluB splendidus Hil. and (iird. 



Cat. Scrp. N. Anici.. 1S.'):{. p. s;{ ; Cope, Check List Hatr. R<«pt. .\. .vimi., i-i.-. p. 

 :17; I?ainl. I'. :■;. >Ii»x. Hound. .Survey, ii, l.s.V.I, -20. PI. xiv, .Ian. Iron. (ion. Opliid . 

 I. IJvi, riij. 1 : f.amproprlliH tiplrndida Coyii', Troc. I'hila. Acad., 18«>0, *2.'>.'). 



r.onndary ref,don of United States and .Mexico. 



Ophibolus getulus boylii IJd. aii'i i.n.l 



Cope, Check List Hatr. Kept. N. Auier., 1.^7.'., p :}7. 



OlihiholKs ho'ilii Hd. and (Jird.. Cat. .Serp. N. Auicr.. K>;i, p. fi: CoroMella ballMta 



Hallowell, r. .S. Tacilic \i. K. K'ept.. x. WilliainHon's Uopt.. p. II, PI. v; Pn»c. 



Acad. Phila., K.:?, p. 'SM. 

 I.amiiroiH'Uis hniilii Vo\^r, Proc. .Vcad. Phila., lf?4»0, p. 2."). 

 i'oroiiella ijtiitliix, var. itHcndo</ctuliin .Ian, Icon. Gen. Olid. i. Livr., Ii PL. vi, Fig. "J. 



