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Eutcenia sirtalis Linn., var. parietalis Say: Parietal Garter Snake. Taken 

 at Manhattan and at Topeka by Prof. Popenoe. Ft. Riley (Nolan). Doug- 

 las county (Snow, Mozley). Prof. Popenoe mentions this as one of the com- 

 moner species in his experience, and writes that it takes to the water as 

 readily as tropidonotus. 



Eutcenia sirtalis Linn., var. ordinoides B. & G. Taken in Kansas by Dr. 

 Hammond (Nolan), 



Eutcenia sirtalis Linn., var. ordinata Linn.: Grass Snake. Taken in Kan- 

 sas by Dr. Hammond (Nolan). 



Eutcenia sirtalis Linn. : Common Garter Snake. One specimen in National 

 Museum from Ft. Riley, and one from Neosho Falls (Brown). Douglas 

 county (Mozley). Prof. Popenoe notes this species as about equally abun- 

 dant with var. parietalis. 



Eutcenia sirtalis Linn., var. dorsalis B. & G. Douglas county (Mozley ''. 



Eutcenia vagrans B. & G. : Wandering Garter Snake. Ft. Riley (Nolan). 

 In Cambridge Museum of Comparative Zoology, from Kansas (Garman). 



Eutcenia marciana B. & G. : Marcy's Garter Snake. Ft. Hays (Garman). 

 Douglas county (Mozley). 



Eutcenia radix B. & G., var. haydeni Kenn. : Hayden's Garter Snake. 

 Wallace (Snow). Manhattan? (Popenoe). 



Eutcenia radix Say: Say's Garter Snake. On the authority of Prof. 

 Popenoe, I give this species as common. Specimens are recorded from east- 

 ern, middle, and western Kansas. 



Eutcenia Jareyi^. &G. : Fairie's Ribbon Snake. One specimen in Na- 

 tional Museum, from Neosho Falls (Brown), 



Eutcenia saurita Linn.: Ribbon Snake. Douglas county (Mozley). 



Bascaniun constrictor Linn. : Black Snake. Common in Crawford county, 

 and not rare in Shawnee. Ft. Riley (Hallowell). 



Bascaniun constrictor Linn., var. fiaviventre B. & G. : Blue Racer. Com- 

 mon in Crawford and Shawnee counties. A specimen in the State House 

 collection, from Clay Center. Prof. Popenoe writes that, next to the Oph, 

 doliatus triangulus, this is the rnost abundant species. 



Pituoplus sayi Schleg. : Say's Bull Snake, Ft. Riley (Garman). Douglas 

 county (Mozley.) In the State House collection, from Rooks county. Prof. 

 AVheeler, writing from Ottawa, informs me that he has a specimen of this 

 bull snake eight feet in length, and that it occurs there considerably larger. 



Pituojihis sayi Schleg., var. mexicanus Dum. & Bibr. : Mexican Bull Snake, 

 One specimen in the National Museum, from Ft. Riley (Brown). 



Coluber obsoletus Ssij : Pilot Snake. Ft. Riley (Brown). Douglas county 

 (Mozley, Snow). Ottawa — growing to a length of ninety inches (Wheeler). 



Coluber obsoletus Say., var. confinis B. &G. : Douglas county (Snow). 

 Ft. Riley (Hallowell). 



Coluber vulpinus B, & G. : Fox Snake. Kansas (Cope). 



Coluber emoryi B. & G.: Emory's Racer. Ft, Riley (Brown). A Man- 



