AMPHIBIANS AND RKI'TILKS. 401 



Family COLUBRID^E. 



Regina leberis (Linnaeus). 

 Leather Snake. 



Mr. Seiss has it from Hunter don county. 



Matrix sipedon (Linnaeus). 



Water Snake. 



Mr. Miller says this and the garter snake are the most abundant 

 species about Plainfield. 



A large example taken at Beverly, in Burlington county, on May 

 2d, 1908, by Mr. S. Scovell. 



One found at the head of Millville Lake, in Cumberland county, 

 on May 9th, 1908. 



Found in Sluice Creek near South Dennis, in Cape May county, 

 on May 10th, 1908. They were all dull with obscure markings above. 

 The several individuals seen were swimming about the sphagnum, 

 and probably had plenty of food in the frogs. They were about two 

 feet in length. 



Mr. Seiss has it from Hunterdon county, and Gloucester, in Camden 

 county, where it was seen in many places. 



Storeria occipito-maculata (Storer). 

 Eed Bellied Snake. 



Mr. J. A. G. Eehn tells me he saw an example of this species 

 taken at Hammonton, in Mullica township, Atlantic county, by 

 Stephen Milstead, Sr., in March, 1908. 



Color, in life, deep dusky-brown on back, inclining nearly to 

 blackish, and head above rather more brownish. On nape of neck 

 three pale ochraceous blotches of warm buff conspicuous, one median 

 superiorly and each of others lateral. Several pale obscure specks 

 on head above. A pair of median obscure dusky lines, rather well 



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