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New York. July 1, 1914. No. 8. 



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Published by the contributors to advance the Science of cold- 

 blooded vertebrates. 



FISHES AND REPTILES FROM ASSUAN, 



EGYPT. 



Mr. C. F. Silvester recently submitted the fol- 

 lowing collection : 



FISHES. 



Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus). Adult. 



Hydrocyon forskalii Cuvier. Adult and half -grown. 



Alestes baremose (Joannis). One adult. 



Labeo coubie RtLppell. Adult. 



Barbus bynni (Forskal). Small example. 



Eutropius niloticus (RtLppell). Adult. 



Siluranadou auritus (G. St. Hilaire). Two adults. 



Porcus bajad (Forskal). Adult. 



Synodontis schall (Schneider). One adult. 



Clarias lazera Valenciennes. Adult and young - . 



Lates niloticus (Linnaeus). Adult. 



Tilapia nilotica (Linnaeus). Adult. 



REPTILES. 



Eryx thebaicus Reuss Four. 



Eryx jaculus (Linnaeus). Eight. 



Coluber diadema Schlegel. Two adults. 



Coluber florulentis (G. St. Hilaire). Eight, all ages. 



Psammophis sibilans (Linnaeus). Seven, adult and 



young. 

 Psammophis shohari (Forskal). Six, adult and young. 

 Naja haje (Linnaeus). Four adults. 



