Allen.] 200 [December 2, 



16. Amblystoma opacum Baird. {Salamandra fasdata Green, 

 Storer's Rep., p. 247.) Banded Salamander. Apparently not com- 

 mon. Have taken but three or four specimens. Dr. Storer speaks 

 of having received it from Monson. He considered it rare in this 

 State. 



17. Pseudotriton salmoneus Baird. (Salamandra salmonea 

 Storer's Rep., p. 248.) Salmon-colored Salamander. Apparently 

 not common. Two specimens of this species in the Sjiringfield 

 Museum, collected in this vicinity by Mr. S. Stebbins, are the only 

 knoAvn instances of its occurrence here. 



This species was originally described by Dr. Storer, in Holbrook's 

 Herpetology (Vol. HI, first edition, p. 101, pi. 22; Vol. V, second edi- 

 tion, p. 33, pi. 8), from a specimen discovered by Dr. Binney in Ver- 

 mont. Dr. Storer states in his Report, on the authoi'ity of Dr. Hol- 

 brook, that it had been found in the neighborhood of Danvers in this 

 State. Dr. DeKay, in his Report on the Reptiles and Batrachians of 

 New York, mentions a single specimen collected by Dr. Emmons in 

 Essex County of that State; and Prof Verrill includes it in his 

 Norway (Maine) list, a single specimen having been found there by 

 Mr. S. I. Smith. It does not seem to be anywhere a very abundant 

 species. 



18. Spelerpes bilineata Baird. (Salamandra h'dineata Green, 

 Holbrook's Herpet., Vol. V, p. 55, pi. 16.) Striped-backed Salaman- 

 der. Not common. There is a single specimen, collected in this 

 vicinity by Dr. G. A. Otis, Jr., in the Springfield Museum. Accord- 

 ing to Dr. Holbrook, it has been observed by Dr. Pickei'ing at Salem. 

 Prof. Verrill cites a single instance of its capture in Maine (Paris 

 Hill, by Mr. S. R. Carter), and Dr. DeKay says several specimens 

 had been obtained fi-om the " Dripping Well " near Albany by Dr. 

 Eights. Though considered a common species by both Green and 

 Harlan, it is of unquestionably rare occurrence in this State. 



The eight preceding species of Urodela, or tailed-batrachians, are 

 all thus far detected in the vicinity of Springfield, though most of the 

 following are likely to occur, as they have been found in other parts 

 of the State. The immediate vicinity of Springfield, particularly to 

 the eastward, is, from the dry and sandy character of the country, a 

 rather unfavorable region for these animals, those already observed 

 here occurring more abundantly in the immediately adjoining dis- 

 tricts. Dr. Storer gives two additional species in his Report, and 



