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1878, p. 605 (Choug-lok aud Silong, Kvvangtung prov.). — Boettger, 

 Offenbach. Ver. Naturk., 24-25 Ber., 1885, p. 123, p. 151 (Canton).— 

 BouLENGER, Cat. Suakes Brit. Mus., vol. 3, 1896, p. 8, pi. 1, fig. 2 (China; 

 Ichang ; Hainan). — Wall, Proe. Zool. Soc. London, 1903, p. 94.- — Werner, 

 Abh. Bayer. Akad. Wiss., II Kl., vol. 22, pt, 2, 1903, p. 366. 



1861. Hypsirhina dussumieri FiTzriNOER, Sitz. Ber. Akad. Wiss., Wien, 

 Math. Nat. CI., vol. 42, 1861 (p. 406) (Hongkong) (not Eurostns dus- 

 sumieri DuM^RiL and Bibron ) . 



1914. Hypsirhina sinensis Stanley, Jonrn. N. China Asiat. Soc, vol. 45, 

 p. 30 (Fukien) (emendation) ; vol. 47, 1916, p. xiii (Changning, Kiangsi). 



Two specimens from Fukien have been received from Mr. Sow- 

 erby, namely, No. 65388 from the Futsing District, and No. 66430, 

 from Foochow. With the latter are two well-developed embryos 

 the color of which is as follows : Ground color pale drab gray with 

 six series of dusky spots: a lower one on angle of each ventral and 

 basal half of first scale row; a lateral series of larger more distinct 

 spots on fifth and sxith or sixth and seventh row ; and a median 

 double series on the two scale rows on each side of the vertebral row ; 

 the spots form continuous lines on the neck, the median series united 

 into a zigzag band; a dusky band from rostral through eye almost 

 confluent with the lateral neck band. 



ENHYDRIS PLUMBEA (Boie) 



For synonymy see Herpetology of Japan, 1907, p. 300, to which add : 

 Hypsirhina plumbea Stanley, Journ. N. China Asiat. Soc, vol. 45, 1914, 

 p. 30 (Fukien). 



Of this widely distributed water snake we have now nine speci- 

 mens collected by Sowerby in Fukien, namely, two from the Futsing 

 District (Nos. 65386-7), one from near Yenpingfu (No. 65391) and 

 six from Foochow (Nos. 65399-402; 66431-2). C. K. Kellogg also 

 sent us one from Kuliang (No. 64645), and Piof. C. Ping another 

 (No. 66855) from Wenchow, Chekiang. 



ENHYDRIS BENNETTII (Gray) 



No additional specimen has come to the National Museum since 

 the j)ublication of the Herpetology of Japan, 1907 (p. 307), when a 

 specimen, presumably from Hongkong, was described and figured 

 (figs. 263-265). 



ELAPHE RUFODORSATA (Cantor) 



For synonymy see Herpetology of Japan, 1907, p. 310, to which add : 



Coluber rufodorsatus Stanley, Journ. N. China Asiat. Soc, vol. 45, 1914, 



p. 28 (Quixan; Fukien; Chekiang; Kiangsu ; Shaweishan Island and 



Shanhaikwan) ; vol. 47, 1916, p. xii (Chuchow, Anhui). — Gee, Journ. N. 



China Asiat. Soc, vol. 50, 1919, p. 184 (Soochow). 

 Elaphe rufodorsata Nikolski, Fauna Rossij, Kept., vol. 2, 1916, p. 121 



(Khingan Mts. etc). 



Of this widely distributed snake which Doctor Stanley says is 

 found practically all over China, the National Museum has received 



