412 REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1893. 



Philos. Soc, xii, 1862, p. 177. — CrotalophoniH /ejv/rjHiHHs, Gray, Syiiops. 

 Kept., p. 78 (1830).— (iKAY, Cat. Snakes Brit. Mus.,p. 18 (1849).— Hol- 

 BROOK, N. Am. Herpet., 2 ed., in, p. 29 (1812).— DeKay, Zool. N. Y., in, p. 

 57 (1812).— Bairi) aud Gikard, N. x^m Serp.,p. 14 (1853).— Baikd, Serp. 

 N. Y., p. 11 (1854).— Gebhaki). Sixth Kep., State Cab. Nat. Hist. N. Y., (p. 

 22) (1853).— Kennicott, Trans. 111. State Agr. Soc. i., 1853-'54 (p. 592).— 

 Cope, Proc. Phila. Acad., 1859, p. 336.— Max v. Wied, Verz. Rept. Raise 

 N. Amer., p. 74 (1865).— S.mith, Rept. Geol. Surv. OLio, iv, p. 674 (1882).— 

 Higley, Trans. Wise. Acad. Sc, vii, p. 161 (188i).—Cau<Usona tergemina, 

 Wagler, Nat. Syst. Amph., p. 176(18.30).— Cope, Bull. U. S. Nat. Mus., 

 No. 1, p. 34 (1875). — CoUESand Yarrow, Bull. Geol. Geoj?r. Surv. Terr. 

 (Haydep's), iv, 1878, p. 269.— Crauin, Trans. Kansas Acad. Sc, vii, p. 121 

 (1881).— Davis and Rice, Bull. 111. State Labor. Nat. Hist., i. No. 5 (p. 28) 

 (1883).— Davis aud Rice, Bull. Chic. Acad. Sc, i, p. 28 (1883).— Yarrow, 

 Bull. U. S. Nat. Mas., No. 24, pp. 12, 79 (1883).— Hay, Amph. Kept. Indiana, 

 p. 13, pi. II, lig. 15 (1885). — Garnier, Proc. Cauad. Inst. Toronto (3), v, 

 1888, (p 255).— GiBHS, Wolver. Natural., i, Feb., 1890,p. 12.— Girbs, For- 

 est aud Stream, xxxix, July 7, 1892, p. 7. 



1838.— 6Vo<«/ms miliarius, Kirtland, in Mather's Sec. Rep. Geol. Surv. Ohio, 1838, 

 p. 167 (not of Linn).— W. L. Sclater, Snakes, Ind. Mus., p. 74 (1891). 



1838. — Crotalus messasaiif/HS, Kirtland, in Mather's Sec. Kep. Geol. Surv. Ohio, 

 1838. p. 190 (footnote). 



1842. — Croialophorits kirtlandi, Holbrooic, N. Am. Herpet., 2 ed., in, p. 31. — Dk 

 Kay, Zool. N. Y., in, p. 57 (1842).— Gray, Cat. Snakes Brit. Mus., p. 18 

 (1849). — C. kirtlandii, Baird and Girard, Cat. N. Am. Serp., p. 16 

 (1853).— KENfficoTT, Trans. HI. State Agr. Soc, i, 1853-'54 (p.592).— 

 Cope, Proc Phila. Acad., 1859, p. 336. 



1850. — Crotaphoriis, sp., Agassiz, Lake Superior, p, 381. 



1854. — Crotalophonis massasauga, Baird, Serp. N. York, p. 12. 



1882. — Crotalophorus tergeminus, var. kirtlandii, Smith, Rep. (ieol. Surv. Ohio, iv, 

 p. 674. — Higley, Trans. Wise. Acad. Sc, vii, 1884, p. 161. 



1882. — Crotalophorus catenatus cateuatusCoPK, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., xiv, 1891 (No. 

 882), p. 685.— Taylor, .Amer. Natural., xxvi, Sep., 1892, p. 752. 



Figures. — Holbrook,N. Am. Herpet., 2 ed., in, pll. v, vi (1842). — Agassiz, Lake 

 Superior, pi. vi, iigs. 6-8 (1850). — Dumkril and Bihron, Erp<^t. G<?nor., 

 Atlas, pi. lxxxiv bi.^, tig. 5 (1854).— Baird, Pac. R. P. Rep., x, Rept., pi. xv, 

 figs. 9, 11 (1859).— Garman, Rept. Batr. N. Am.,i, pi. ix, fig. 2 (1883). 



Description.* — Twenty-five rows of dorsal scales, strongly carinated, 

 with the exception of the first row, which is i)erfe(;tly smooth. Vertical 



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Fig. 49. Fig. 50. 



HEAD OF bISTRUEUS CATENATUS, SHOWN FROM TOP AND SIDE. 



plate [frontal] subhexagonal, pointed posteriorly. Seven longitudinal 

 series of blotches. A nariow band of yellowish white extends from the 

 pit to the neck in passing close to the angle of the mouth (tigs. 49, 50). 



*Bv C. Girard, in Baird and Girard's N. Am. Serp., p. 14, from specimens from Wis- 

 consin, Michigan, and Ohio. 



