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The dark blotches confluent, and forming five black longitu- 

 dinal bands. 



e. Adult. Borneo. From Mr. Stevens's Collection. 

 t). Half-grown. Java. From Mr. Argent's Collection. 



Var. B. Coluber funebris, Oppel. Coluber sinuatus, Reinw. 

 Tropidonotus quincunciatus, var., Schleg. 1. c. Var. A. Bum. 

 Sf- Bibr. I. c. 



The dark blotches confluent, and forming large transverse 

 bands. 



£. Adult. Ceylon. From Mr. Cuming's Collection. 



6. Half-grown. Ceylon. From Mr. Cuming's Collection. 



i. Adult. Sine patria. 



k. Adult. Ceylon. Presented by Capt. Gascoigne. This spe- 

 cimen presents eleven upper labials, the fifth and sixth 

 touching the eye. 



Var. C. No large distinct blotches ; olive-grey, varied with 

 black and white. 



A. Large specimen. India. Purchased. 



jx. Half-grown. India. Presented by Captain Stafford.— Ven- 

 tral plates black-edged. 



v. Half-grown. Bengal. Presented by Dr. Burk. 



|. Adult: not good state. Madras. Presented by J. C. Jerdon, 

 Esq. 



o. Nearly half-grown. Madras. Presented by J. E. J. Boileau, 

 Esq. 



it. Half-grown. China. Presented by J. Reeves, Esq. 



p, s. Adult. Canton. From the Haslar Collection. 



r. Adult. Sine patria. From the Haslar Collection. 



v. Adult. Sine patria. Presented by J. Nimmo, Esq. 



(p. Nearly adult. Sine patria. From the Haslar Collection. 



o). Five specimens in fluid. China. 



aa. Young : not good state. China. Presented by J. Reeves, 

 Esq. 



bb. Half-grown : very bad state. Sine patria. 



Var. D. Nearly uniform greyish ash, only a few scales black- 

 or white-edged. 



cc. Half-grown. Madras. Presented by Walter Elliott, Esq. 

 del. Half-grown male. Madras. Presented by Walter Elliott. 



Esq. 

 ee. Half-grown. Java. From Paris. — Anal plate entire. 



