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o, p. Adult. South Africa. From the Haslar Collection. 



q. Adult. South Africa. From Mr. Argent's Collection. 



r. Adult. South Africa. From Mr. Argent's Collection. 



s. Adult. South Africa. From Mr. Argent's Collection. 



t, u. Adult and young. S. Africa. From the Haslar Collection. 



v. Adult. South Africa. 



w. Adult : head injured. S. Africa. From the Haslar Collection. 



x. Half-grown. South Africa. 



y. Half-grown. South Africa. 



z, a. Young. South Africa. 



(8. Young. South Africa. Presented by N. G. Harrington, Esq. 



8. Elaps corallinus. 



Coluber corallinus, Linn. Mus. Ad. Fried, i. p. 33. Elaps 

 corallinus, Wied. Nova Act. Ib20, pi. 4 ; Wagl. Syst. p. 193 ; 

 Schleg. Ess. pi. 16. f. 1-5 ; Cuv. Regne Anim. III. pi. 35 ; Dura. 

 8,- Bibr. p. 1207. 



Body encircled by equidistant black rings ; muzzle and fore- 

 head black. 



a. Adult. Brazil. From M. Parzudaki's Collection. 



b. Half-grown. Brazil. Presented by Dr. A. Smith. 



c. Half-grown. Interior of Brazil. From Dr. Gardiner's Col- 



lection. 



d. Half-grown. Para. 



e. Adult. Argentine Republic. Presented by the Zoological 



Society. 

 /. Half-grown. South America. Presented by G. Busk, Esq. 

 g. Adult. Trinidad. Mus. Guilding, as Natrix cincta. 

 h. Half-grown. West Indies. Presented by Colonel Reid. 

 i. Adult. S. America. From the Haslar Collection. 

 k. Adult. S. America. From the Haslar Collection. 

 /. Adult. S. America. From the Haslar Collection. 

 m. Adult. S. America. From Mr. Mather's Collection, 

 re. Half-grown. America. Mus. Guilding. 

 o. Half-grown. America. 



p. Half-grown. America. Presented by Sir J. Macgregor. 

 q. Half-grown. America. 

 r, s. Half-grown. America. 

 t. Half-grown. America. From the Haslar Collection. 



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Var. Elaps circinalis, Ihim. SfBibr. p. 1210. Rings with nar- 

 row punctated white edges. 

 u. Adult. Guayaquil. 

 v. Half-grown. Brazil. 

 w. Half-grown. Para. From Mr. Stevens's Collection. 





