994 



REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1898. 



whole of the second row, thus broader than the black bauds above. 

 Immediately below, and contiguous to it, a somewhat larger brown 

 band covers the lower half of the outer row of scales and the extremity 

 of the abdominal scutellii\ The abdomen is yellowish, provided along 

 its middle region with two approximate brown bauds, similar, though 

 a little narrower, and interrupted by the yellowish edge of the scutelLie. 

 The tail beneath is almost rendered uniformly brown by the confluence 

 of the bands. 



This species inhabits a wide range of territory, and displays very 

 little variation in any respect. It is entirely aquatic in its habits, 



Fig. 265. 



NATRIX LEBI RIS LiNN'vEUS. 



X 1.5. 

 Washington, District of Columbia. 



Cat. N'o. 13287, U S.N.M. 



remaining on land only along the banks of creeks and rivers. It is 

 entirely inoffensive in its manners. 



Cat. Nos. Gastrostege.s. I'rosteges. Leiigtli. Tail. 



inm. )iiin. 

 13286 , 142 + 1. 72. 558. 136. 



1403 151 + 1. ? 



4862 149 + 1. 76. 



1394 144 + 1. 81. 



Natrix leberis Liiinans. 



Catalogue 

 No. 



1394 



1492 

 1385 

 4862 



4882 

 1388 

 1380 

 4740 



Number 

 of speci- 

 mens. 



Locality. 



Carlisle, Pennsylvania. . 



Foxburg, Pennsylvania. 

 Root Kiver, Wisconsin. 

 Highland County, Ohio . 



Georgia 



Kuoxville, Tennessee 



Anderson, South Carolina. 

 Wasliingtou, District of 

 Columbia. 



When 

 collected. 



-, 1847 



-, 1853 



From wliom received. 



Prof. S. F. Baird 



K. Kennicott 



Prof. S. F. Baird 



Dr. George Suckley, U. 



Prof. J. B.Mitchell. 

 Mrs. M. E. Daniel . . 



Nature of 

 specimen. 



Alcoholic 



type. 



do. 



do. 



do. 



do. 

 do. 

 do. 

 do. 



