they vaLDtdh somewhere near the tail, 

 black, which commence just behind the jaw, ' 

 The sides of the head are striped with Wack, v 

 sr? .V I site. In the shape of the head and f 

 re^ he common British grass snake. 5'_ 



t all three provinces. One was cau^jht in 

 "v they were found along the b ' 

 id species fCohtber—or Blaphis- _.. - .. . 

 Fi: is a prettily-marked variety, which varies 



orange-brown to a dull grey-brown according to the tr 

 shed. The markings commencing in the shape of a u, oemaj tiie nead, 

 extend io tmnft'r«^r?e T.ar?. down the back. The edge of each bar is darker 

 than the ^e of the body occur rows of dots, also with 



dfii t- with the ends of the transverse bar 



Be^j'ir M5V** '' ' ' ' darker shade than the 



c?r :rn ' -^4cvr --^r \h^. hack to the tail. 



«» conntry of 



.(sno\b laduVoO^ 9>lBn8 nwonfl 



on the head. Though the 

 of a stream io a va' i tu iretjuent sucii 



I have sec- ' ■■ — ' i, un th- ^ ' — ' 



:?tr lemovf'd '" ej a rare 



All theEe tr son-poisonous, eems to be 



j»oisonous China, namely, a species of viper {Afia 



,*}termedv- » umroon Central Asiatic form. Fortunately fot ui'. 



inhabit ^ ce in these provinces. No specimens were met with 



on the present expedition. 



Three species of lizards were added to the collection. 



^'illard lizard {Eremias argus) was noticed in all three prov: 

 »^- y few specimens were taken. A very common 'ax^^'A*-* 



abundant in th« Ordos. It is frequently seen ■ 

 the loe; The species is vc uted. 



