60 OPHIDIANS. 
Second Variety—N. E. Catu. MACLELLANDII. 
Elaps Maclell., Reinhard, I. Nat. Hist., 1844. — 
“ personatus, Jour. As. Soc., 1855. 
univergatus, Giinther. 
Call. univergatus, Giinther, P. Zool. Soc., 1859. 
“¢ - Maclellandii. « “ 4 "ni S861) 
Upper labials 7; temporals small 1 4+ 1-+- 1; anals bifid; head and 
neck black above, with a yellow cross-band behind eyes; body and tail 
reddish-brown, generally with a dark brown stripe down the entire length 
of the dorsum; belly yellowish with black cross-bands or quadrangular 
black spots. Length from 18’ to 26’’. Three varieties are given by 
Gunther, but they differ slightly in appearance. 
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Third Variety—N. E. CALL. ANNULARIS. 
Length 19/7, tail 2’; upper labials 6, temporals small 1 + 1 + 1; first 
very narrow, third large; abdominal scuta 208, anal bifid; subcaudals 33. 
Head and neck black above, with a broad yellow cross-band behind the 
eyes; body and tail reddish-brown, with forty narrow equidistant black 
white-edged rings; these broadest at the tail, but at neck } of an inch 
broad ; on the belly they are the breadth of an abdominal scuta. Belly 
yellowish, with a black cross-band in the middle between the rings.” 
Fourth Variety—N. Ei. CALL. TRIMACULATUS. 
Vipera trimac., Dand., Rept. 
Elaps “ Merr., ‘Tent. 
Coluber melanurus, Shaw. 
Call. trim., Giinther, P. Zool. Soc., 1859. 
Length 12/’, diameter 2/”; upper labials 6; temporals elongate 1+ 1; 
abdominal scuta 258-274; anal bifid; subcaudalsquame 35. Color light bay 
above; an indistinct line formed by minute brown dots along each series 
of scales. Upper side of head, neck, and a spot below each eye black; 
rostrum with some small irregular spots; a yellow spot on each temporal 
shield; a subtriangular yellow spot. in the middle of the neck. The 
black of the neck edged with yellow behind; ¢ail marbled with black 
below; has two black rings, each of which is variegated with yellow ; 
belly red. 
This is the Coluber, No. 8, of Russell. 
