40. THAMNOPHIS 815 
from 50 to 81, males having from 56-to 81, females from 
50 to 72; the average in 96 males is 70.2, in 128 females 
it is 60.9. 
Distribution.—This beautiful little snake is the common 
Garter-Snake in British Columbia and Washington in the 
vicinity of Puget Sound. It has been noted from Western 
Oregon and from the northwestern corner of California. 
I have examined specimens from the following localities: 
From British Columbia, from Lillooet River Valley, 
Tahsis Canal and Friendly Cove on Nootka Sound, Golden 
Eagle Mine on Mount Saunders, Ruppert, Lund, Alberni 
Valley in Vancouver Island, and Union Bay, Bayne Sound. 
From Washington, from Clallam (Forks), San Juan, 
Whatcom (New Whatcom), Skagit (Mount Vernon), Sno- 
homish (Darrington), King (Seattle), Pierce (Mt. Rain- 
ier), Kitsap (Port Orchard), Chehalis (Montesano, Mel- 
bourne, Aberdeen), and Pacific (Lebam, Trapp Creek) 
counties. 
From Oregon, from Clatsop (Astoria, Gearheart), 
Multnomah (Portland), Tillamook (Garibaldi, Trask 
River, Tillamook, and Nestucea Road), Yamhill (between 
Grand Ronde and Dolph), Lincoln (Stiletz, Toledo), Ben- 
ton (Little Elk and Yaquina River, between Chitwood and 
Siletz River, between Pioneer and Siletz River, Philomath, 
Alsea), Lane (junction Lake and Deadwood Creek, junc- 
tion Siuslaw River and Lake Creek, Elmira), Coos (Marsh- 
field, South Fork Coos River, Sumner, Coquille, South 
Fork Coquille River 20 miles above Myrtle Point, Myrtle 
Point), Douglas (Camas Mountains, Cow Creek, Drain), 
Curry (Sixes River, Port Orford, Elk Creek, Flores Creek, 
Rogue River, Corbin, Goldbeach, Harbor) counties. 
From California, from Del Norte (Smith River, Gas- 
quet, Crescent City, Requa) county. 
