SYSTEMATIC LIST AXP Sy>fONYMy. 173 



SOLENOGLYPH A-Conthuud. 



Var. PYRRHUS 



Caudiso7ia pyrrUa Cope, 18G0, Pr. Phil. Ac, 308, 310; Coues, 1875, 



Wheeler's Rep., V, 608. Crofalm pifrrhits Cope, 1875, Checklist, 33; 



Yarrow, 1875, Wliefk-r's Ki-'p., V, 535. A doubtful variety. 



Arizona. 



C'rotalus oregonus ' 



Vrotalm wegmm Holbr., 1842, Herp., Ill, 21, pi. 3 ; DeK., 1842, N. Y. 

 Fauna, Kept., 57; B. & O., 1S53, Serp., 145; Bd., P. R. R. Rep., X, 

 pi. X, 24, f. 6; D. & B., 1854, Erp., VII, 1482; Cope, 1859, Pr. Phil. 

 Ac, 337. Crotalm lucifer B. & G., 1852, Pr. Phil. Ac, 177, — 1853, 

 Serp., 6 (part); D. & B., 1854, Erp., VII, 1482; Grd., 1858, Herp., 

 Wilkes' Exp., 187, pi. 15, f. 1-6; Bd., 1859, P. R. R. Rep., X, Wil- 

 liamson, 10, 1)1. 11, pi. 36, t. 1; Cooper, 1800, P. R. R. Rep., XII, pt. 

 2, 295. CmuVmna lunfcr Cope, 1861, Mitcli. Res., 121, — 18C6, Pr. 

 Phil. Ac, 307, 309. 



Internasals and prefrontals small irregular. Labials 15 to 16, two 

 to three rows of scales between tlieni and the orbit. Scales in 25 

 (25 to 27) rows. Ventrals 108 to 177. Snbcaudals 22 to 25. Liglit 

 l)r(iwn, tinged with voUow or ash, darker posteriorly. Irregular 

 rlioiuljoid dark-boi-dered areas of tliu ground color or darker form a 

 verteliral series. Posteriorly the spots become transverse bands. 

 Outside of tlie dai'lc borders there are more or less indistinct lines of 

 light color wliich cross on tlie flank inclosing a similar small spot on 

 tlie lower part of the side opposite each of tlie dorsal series. Of 

 spots and bauds there are about forty to the series. A light line 

 crosses the frontals, and passes through the sui>raciliary to the poste- 

 rior labial. Another line of light color passes in front ofthe eye, 

 and includes the lower portions of the labials. The <lark colors are 

 darker and the liglit whiter than those of coi)fliwjttus. 



Oregon to California. 



Var. Lucii-EK 114 



Crotalus lucifer B. & G., 1852, Pr. Phil. Ac, 177, and 1853, Serp., 6, part; 

 Cope, 1859, Pr. Phil. Ac, 337, — 1875, Checklist, 33; Yarr., 1875, 

 Wheeler's Rep., V, 533. Caudlsomi lucifer Coues, 1875, Wheeler's 

 Rep., V, 606. Crotalus adamanteiis var. hirifrr .Ian, 1863, Sist., 124. 

 CnilalNS horrldas Gthr., 1S58, Cat., 267, ? part. 



California to Mexico. 



Var. ciCRP.KRrs 



Cmulimiia lucifer var. cerhenis Cones, 1875, AVliceler's Rep., V, 607. 

 "Nearly black, especially on the head." 



Arizona. 



Var. MiTriiELi.ii 



Caudisona milehellii Cope, 1861, Pr. Phil. Ac, 293, 1866, Pr. Phil. Ac, 

 310. Crotnhis mitehellii Yarr., 1875, Wheeler's Rep., V, 535; Cope, 

 1875, Checklist, 33. 



Crown scales small, rough. One loreal. Anterior [lortion of nasal 

 small, higher than long, sejiarated from rostral and labials by small 



