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REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1898. 



clers are also wider, covering two and one and a lialf rows of scales, while 

 those of the typical E.fiilviu.s cover but one. A specimen from New 

 Orleans is intermediate in these points of coloration (Cat. No. 4804), and 

 in specimens from Pensacola (Cat. No. 8783) and St. Johns Eiver (Cat. 

 No. 8230), Florida, the yellow borders are one and a half and even two 

 scales Avide. I do not lind the Texau forms to represent a subspecies. 



The number of black rings on the body and tail varies within rather 

 narrow limits. I give the following account of them as they occur in 

 fifteen specimens. The first number represents those on the body; the 

 second that on the tail: 11, 3, Cat. No. 8571; 12, 3, Cat. Nos. 0045,0081, 

 1137; 12,4, Cat. Nos. 1135,4804, 8230; 13-3, Cat. No. 7776; 13-4, Cat. 

 No. 8783; 14, 4, Cat. Nos. 1142, 4716; 15, 4, Cat. Nos. 1120, 10606, 10674; 

 16, 4, Cat. No. 9933 ; 17, 4, Cat. No. 8813. 



In coloration the Flaps fulvius represents the type with single rings 

 in approximation to that with triple rings, since the black spots of the 

 ground color are most dense next the yellow borders, thus foreshadow- 

 ing narrow rings at these points, such as exist in the Elaps lemniscatus. 



The Elaps fulvius ranges from North Carolina (exclusive) to the 

 Tierra Templada of the State of Vera Cruz, Mexico. A specimen is in 

 the U. S. National Museum from Jalapa. 



Elaps fulvius Linnceus. 



Catalogue 



No. 



4801 



4391 

 6081 

 1120 

 6045 

 1139 

 1130 

 1142 

 4716 

 7776 

 8230 



9933 

 10606 



8813 

 10674 

 10673 

 11990 



1135 

 10443 



1124 



1123 



8870 

 1119 



1125 



1135 



1137 



8783 



8574 



14794 



1481!6 



150G1 



17025-30 



17388 



20850 



22699 



Number 

 of speci- 

 mens. 



Locality. 



When 

 collected. 



New Orleans, Louisiana. 



Arkansas 



Jalajia, Mexico 



Charleston, South Carolina 



Barbados 



Liberty County, Georgia. 



Eutaw, Alabama 



Somerville, South Carolina 



Micauopy, Florida 



St. Joseplis Island 



Saint J ohus River (Orangel 



Bhifls), Florida. | 



Arlington, Florida ■ , 1878 



Nashville, Georgia Sept. 6,1880 



South Carolina | 



Arlington, Florida , 1879 



do I , 1879 



Georgiana, Florida ' 



Texas 



Gainesville, Florida , , 1880 



Kemper County, Missis- 



.sippi. 

 Rio Grande 



From whom received. 



Acad, of Sci., New Or- 

 leans 



Colonel Kearney 



R. M. IVOca...". 



Dr. C. Girard , 



Prof. Theo. N. Gill 



Dr. W.L.Jones , 



Prof. A. Winchell , 



J.C.McXair 



Dr.J.H.Bian 



L. W^. Ledvard 



Hempstead. Texas 



San Pedro to Rio Grande, 



Mexico. 

 San Felipe 



Texns 



Rio Pecos, Texas 



Pensacola, Florida , 



Indianola, Texas 



Orange, Florida 



Georgiana, Florida 



Siin Diego, Texas 



Cameron County, Texas .. 



Palatka, Florida , 



Fort CI ark, Texas , 



Fort Bassenger, De Soto 

 County, Florida. 



Dec. 22,1876 



Aug. 

 Sept. 



-, 1874 

 -, 1874 



(i. Brown Goode. . . 

 William J. Taylor . 

 Dr. G. A. Moran . . . 



F.C. Goode 



.-..do 



William Wittfield. 



Colonel Jewett 



James Boll 



D.C.Lloyd 



General Churc 



U. S. A. 

 Knmlien and Bean . 



Maj. W. H. Emorv, 

 U.S.A. 



Colonel Je wett 



Cajit. John Pope, U. S. A. 



F. Stevenson, U. S. N 



Capt. Win. Holden 



K.H.Park 



William Witttield 



William Taylor 



C. K. Worthen 



C.W.Richmond 



Dr. E. A. Mearns 



R. Ridgway 



Nature of 

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Alcoholic. 



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