220 REPTILES. 



Brownish, with a strong cast of purple ; back sometimes with 

 small longitudinal and transverse white streaks, sometimes with 

 white cross bands. 



Var. A. Back with small longitudinal and transverse streaks. 



a. Adult. India. Presented by General Hardwicke. 



b. Adult : tail injured. India. Purchased. 



c. Half-grown. India. Presented by Dr. Russell. 



d. Half-grown : rather discoloured. India. Presented by 



General Hardwicke. 



e. Half-grown : discoloured. India. Presented by W. Masters, 



Esq. 

 /. Half-grown. Benares. Presented by Dr. Sayer. 

 g. Adult : not good state. Madras. Presented by J. E. J. 



Boileau, Esc[. 

 h. Adult. India. 

 i. Adult : bleached. India. 

 k. Half-grown. India. Presented by the College of Surgeons. 



Var. B.=B. arcuatus, Bum. Sf Bibr. p. 1272. 

 Pairs of narrow white cross bands on the back. 



1. Adult. India. 



m. Adult. India. Old Collection. 



Var. C. Uniform, without white streaks or bands. 



n. Half-grown. India. Presented by Dr. Russell. 



o. Half-grown : not good state. India. Presented by General 



Hardwicke. 

 p. Half-grown. India. Presented by General Hardmcke. 

 q. Head of an adult. India. Presented by General Hardwicke. 



2. BUNGARUS FASCIATUS. 



Seba, ii. 58. 2; Scheuchz. t. 655. f. 8; Russell, i. pi. 3. 

 Pseudoboa fasciata, Schneid. Hist. Amph. p. 283. Boa fasciata, 

 Shaw, Zool. iii. p. 353. pi. 99. Bungarus annularis, Daud. Rept. 

 V. p. 265; Merr. Tent. p. 137; Schleg. Ess. pi. 16. f. 21, and 

 Abbildg. t. 48. f. 1-5 ; Bum. ^ Bibr. p. 1269. Boa latotecta, 

 Hermann, Obs. Zool. i. p. 272. Aspidoclonion annulare, Wagl. 

 Syst. p. 192. Bungarus fasciatus. Cantor, Catal. p. 113. 



Body encircled by large black rings. 



Var. A. On each side of neck a large white spot, emitting a 

 white streak on the crown, both streaks confluent on the crown, 

 and forming an arrow-shaped mark. 



a. Adult. China. 

 b Adult. China. 



