NOTES ON CROTALUS MITCHELLII. 



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Two series of inter- naso-rostral scales on each side. No 

 i-ow of smooth scales. Labials 15-16. 



Crotalus pyrrhus is, therefore, a name which has been 

 applied to northern specimens of C. miichcUii, and must 

 be regarded as a sjmon}^!! of the latter (earlier) name. 



Besides the ten in the collection of the California 

 Academy, as mentioned above, the known specimens of 

 Crotalus mitchellii are, then, eight in number, as follows: 



Museum. 



Smithsonian Inst. 

 U. S. National . . 



do. 



do. 



do. 



do. 



do 



do. 



No. 



Locality. 



5291i!Cape St. Lucas, Lower Cal. 

 12625: La Paz, Lower Cal 



6606 Canon Prieto, Arizona.. 



8669 Mojave Desert, Arizona 



8562 



Collector. 



John Xantus. 



L. Belding 



Dr. E. Coues . 

 Dr. O. Loew.. 



Angel delaGuardia Is., Gulf of Cal. Dr. T. H. Streets 



Colorado Desert, San Diego Co., Cal. 

 do. 



Chas. H. Townsend 



C. R. Orcutt 



do. 



Remarks. 



Type. 



Type of C. pyrrha 

 Head only. 



Near 

 "Mt. Springs.' 



