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above, upper half of supero-labials yellowish, lower half Ijlackish ; a Ijlack 

 streak from the eye along the side of the neck ; a light black-edgeil spot on 

 each side of the nape; a rather indistinct, interrupted, yellowish line along 

 each side of the front half of the body, between the tilth and sixth rows of 



CORONELLA WHYMPERI, BOVLENGER. 

 MILLIGALLI, 6200 FEET. 



scales ; a black stripe along the nnddle of the tail and of the hind part of the 

 back ; yellow or brownish-yellow beneath ; outer edge of gastrosteges and 

 urosteges, and sometimes front edge of former, black. 



Length of the two specimens: — Head and body 514, 410 millini. ; tail 

 127, 135 millim. 



This species bears a close resemblance to C'oronella decomfa, Gtlu\ (Cat. 

 Colubr. Sn., p. 35), from Mexico, liut ditfers in the narrower internasals, 

 shorter tail, size, and coloration. 



IG. Liophis reghue, (L.), var. alhivcntris, Jan, Icon. Ophid., 16*. livr., pi. vi. 



Hah. Milligalli (two adult and two young) ; Tanti (one half-grown). The 

 var. quadrilineatus, Jan, is rejiresented by two specimens, which are evidently 

 the adult state of var. alhiventris. 



