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4. Water moccasin, Agkisfroclon pisclvorus 406 



5. Massasauga, Sistrunts catenatus 412 



6. Edward's Massasauga, Sistrurus catenatus Edwardsii 416 



7. Ground rattlesnake, Histfurus miliarius 41g 



8. Dogfaced rattlesnake, Crotalus niolossus 424 



9. Handed rattlesnake, Ciotalus horridus 426 



10. Diamond rattlesnake, Crotalus adamantciis 434 



11. Texas rattlesnake, Crotalus atrox 436 



12. Prairie rattlesnake, Crotalus covfluditus 440 



i:i Pacific rattlesnake, Crotalus lucifcr 446 



14. Tiger rattlesnake, Crotalus tic/ris 4.50 



15. Horned rattlesnake, Crotalus cerastes 450 



16. Green rattlesnake, Crotalus lepidus 452 



17. White rattlesnake, Crotalus Mitchdlu „ 454 



18. Indian cobra, Naja iiaia 482 



19. West Indian "Fer-de-lanee," Bothrops lanceolatiis 482 



Chinese Games with Dice and Dominoes. By Stewart Colin. 



1. Chinese dice 494 



2. The game of Prinola 496 



3. Tallies for "Chong iin chan" 496 



4. Chinese dominoes with counters 508 



5. Method of pairing Chinese dominoes 510 



6. Method of pairing Chinese dominoes in the game of Kap t'ai shaji 514 



7. Combinations of dominoes significant in fortune telling 516 



8. Faces of wooden disks accompanying dominoes from Tuhchau 518 



9. Korean dominoes 522 



10. Burmese dominoes 528 



11. Siamese dominoes 528 



12. Eskimo dominoes 530 



The t)NYX Marbles: Their Origin, Composition, and Tses, Both Ancient and ]\1odern. 



By George P. Merrill. 



1. Onyx marbles 54$ 



Fig. 1. Section across plane of deposition. 



2. Section parallel to plane of deposition. 



2. Cut in hillside showing layers of travertine 548 



3. Slabs of onyx marble, cut across plane of deposition to show banding 549 



4. View in limestone cavern showing stalactitic and stalagmiti3 masses 552 



5. Slab of green onyx marble with veins of ochreous brown 559 



6. Slab from same block as shown in plate 5, but showing a more advanced stage of oxidation . . 559 



7. Slab from same block as shown in plates 5 and 6. The polished face was toward the surface 



shown in the latter plate 559 



8. Block of green onyx marble with exterior zone of red-brown oxidized material 560 



9- Fig. 1. Microscopic structure of onyx marble showing fibrous structure extending upward 



across the plane of deposition. 



2. Vase of "Egyptian alabaster" (stalagmitic marble) from Sakkarati 562 



10. Quarry opening at Cave Creek, Ariz., showing thickness of deposit 564 



11. Cut in hillside at Cave Creek, Ariz., showing detached masses of corroded onyx 564 



12. Slab of San Luis Obispo onyx marble 566 



13. Stalagmitic marbles 566 



Fig. 1. Cross section of block. Marion County, Va. 



2. Cross sc'tion of block. El Paso, Tex. 



3. Longitudinal section of stalagmite. Luray, Va. 



4. Cross section of stalagmite. Luray, Va. 



14. Onyx marble. Puebla, Mexico 570 



15. Tapestry onyx. Yavapai County, Ariz 572 



16. Deposits of onyx marble in desert south of San Quentin, Lower California r74 



17. Block of onyx marble from Lower California 574 



18. Slab of onyx marble from Lower California 574 



The Cowbirds. By Charles Bendire, Major, U. S. Army (Retired). 



1. Nest of Yellow Warbler, Dendroiea cestiva Baird, with eggs 590 



2. The Cowbird, Molothrus pecoris TioddMrt 590 



3. The Cowbird, Moloth rus pecoris HoddiSTt 590 



