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INDEX. 



Hag-worm, 341. 

 Hants, 14, 48, 53, 55. 

 Harmless, 8, 23, 53. 

 Hatching, 22. 

 Haunts, 18, 56, 81-83. 

 Heads of species, 4. 

 Hedge snake, 28. 

 Herefordshire, 12. 

 Hibernation, 47-60. 

 Historical, 47. 

 Hodson, Sir R., q., 40. 

 Hollybrook, 38-40. 

 Hook, MrB., q., 54, 55. 

 Hopley, Miss, q., 21, 170. 

 House, snakes in, 33, 221. 



Ireland, 5, 13, 23, 38-42. 

 Isle of Man, 240, 251. 

 Isle of Wight, 241, 265. 

 Italy, 44. ' 



Jawbones, 25. 

 Jaws, 24, 97. 

 Jura, 76. 



Keel, 24. 

 Keel-backed, 24. 

 Kent, 64. 

 Kentchurch Court, 12. 



Labial plates, 47, 80. 

 Lacerta af/ilis, 7, 51. 

 vivijKira, 7. 

 Lacertilia, 7. 

 Laurel-bush, 40. 

 Length of tail, 93. 

 Literature, 59. 

 Liver, 102, 107. 

 Lizard, 5, 7, 10, 47, 51, 56. 

 Llanelly, 29-37. 

 Llantrisant, 63. 

 Londesborough, Lord, 14. 

 Lungs, 25, 107. 



Malta, 54. 



Manure-heaps, 22, 27. 



Markings, 13, 14, 44, 77-80. 



Marshy, 18. 



Maxwell, Sir H., 61. 



Measurements, 76, 77. 



Membrane, 22, 26. 



Mexico, 4. 



Mice, 20, 83, 84. 



Monmouthshire, 14. 



Monnow Valley, 12, 61, 62, 194-205. 



' Morning Leader ' q. , 29, 177 



Moselle river, 44. 



Motion of snakes, 138, 139. 



Mull, 76. 



Muscular, 25. 



Natrix, 9, 28. 

 Negative points, 23. 

 New Forest, 14, 61. 

 Newpark, 25, 304. 

 Newts, 20, 84, 88, 92. 

 New Zealand, 5, 7. 

 Non-poisonous, 23. 

 North America, 5. 

 Nose, 23. 



Number of eggs, 21. 

 Number of young, 145. 



Obituary, 304, 333. 

 Odour, 25, 47, 52. 

 Opel, Dr, 44, 52, 63. 

 Ophidia, 7, 10, 23, 27. 

 Order, 7, 27. 



' Outlook 'q., 39, 53, 222. 

 Oviparous, 21. 

 Ovo-viviparous, 153. 



Pairing, 143. 



Parallel spots, 14. 



Parley Heath, 48. 



Pets, 27. 



Pigeon's Qgg, 22. 



Plague of snakes, 29-37. 



Plates of heads, 23, 24, 44, 47. 



Poison, eflFect of, 126. 



Poison-gland, 98. 



Poole, 53. 



Proof of theory, 175. 



Quarry, 18, 31, 32, 34, 36, 63. 



Rabbit-holes, 63. 

 Rattlesnake, 193. 

 Red viper, 206-213, 265. 

 Reinden Wood, 64. 

 Reptilia, 4. 

 Respiration, 65. 

 Ring Snake — 



anatomy, 22. 



classification, 28. 



description, 13. 



distribution, 11. 



eggs, 21, 22, 27, 36. 



food, 18, 274, 288, 290. 



habits, 19-22. 



