48 REPTILES. 



i. Adult. Brazil. Presented by J. C. Taunton, Esq. 



k. Adult. Brazil. From Paris. 



I. Adult. West Indies. Presented by Miss Saul. 



m. Adult. South America. From Mr. Mather's Collection. 



n. Adult. America. 



0. Half- grown : bad state. America. Old Collection. 

 p. Young : not good state. America. Old Collection. 



q-t. Half-grown. ? Presented by Sir C. Lyell. 



t'. Adult : bleached. America. Old Collection. 



Var. B. Coluber venustissimus, Wied, Reise, ii. p. 75, and Nov. 

 Act. p. 110, and Abbildg. pi. , and Beitr. i. p. 386. Coluber 

 binatus, Licht. Verz. der Doubl. p. 105. Elaps venustissimus, 

 Wagl. Spix, Serp. Bras. t. 2. f. 2. Erythrolamprus venustissi- 

 mus, Boie, Isis, 1826, p. 981 ; Wagl. I. c. p. 187 ; Dum. Sf Bibr. 

 p. 851 . pi. 74. Coronella venustissima, var. du Bresil, Schleg. I. c. 



Body rather more elongate ; most of the shields of the head 

 margined with black, 



u. Adult. Rio Janeiro. From the Haslar Collection. 

 V. Adult. Bahia. From Paris. 



w. Half-grown. Para. Presented by J. G. Smith, Esq. Instead 

 of pairs of black rings always three, the middle one broadest. 

 X. Young : dried. Para. 



y. Adult : bad state. Brazil. Presented by Sir C. Stuart. 

 z. Adult. Brazil, Presented by Sir C. Stuart. 

 a. Half-grown. Brazil. Presented by Sir C. Stuart. 

 /3. Adult : head injured. Demerara. Presented by Dr. Hancock, 

 y. Half-grown. Venezuela. From Mr. Dyson's Collection. 

 8. Adult. America. 

 e. Half-grown : injured. America. 

 t;. Adult. America. 

 6. Young : bad state. America. Old Collection. 



Var. C. Erythrolamprus intricatus, Dum. 4* Bibr. p. 855. 

 Rings not complete, irregularly alternate on the belly. 



^. Adult. Berbice. 



Var. D. Rings complete, but not arranged in pairs, broad, al- 

 ternating with white rings of the same breadth ; muzzle black in 

 front. 



1. Young. Mexico? 



9. Hypsirhynchus, Giinther. 



Body and tail moderate, rounded, shghtly compressed towards 

 the tail ; head rather narrow, with pointed and raised muzzle ; 



