40. THAMNOPHIS 



from 50 to 81, males having from 5 6. to 81, females from 

 50 to 72 5 the average in 96 males is 70.2, in 128 females 

 it is 60.9. 



Distribution. — This beautiful little snake is the common 

 Garter-Snakc 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, Ruppcrt, Lund, Albcrni 

 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), Chchalis (Montesano, Mel- 

 bourne, Aberdeen), and Pacific (Lcbam, Trapp Creek) 

 counties. 



From Oregon, from Clatsop (Astoria, Gcarheart), 

 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 Silctz 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, Goldbcach, Harbor) counties. 



From California, from Del Norte (Smith River, Gas- 

 quet. Crescent City, Requa) county. 



